A number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.
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Title: Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (TV Movie 1994)
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Falconer Abraham | ... | Walter |
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Dwight Bacquie | ... | Jeb |
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James B. Douglas | ... | Businessman |
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Adrian Gittens | ... | Matthew Brown |
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Géza Kovács | ... | Bounty hunter |
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In pre Civil War America, slaves are prepared to risk everything for the chance of freedom from bondage. This films relates the story of a group of slaves who decide to try for it. Fortunately, in addition to the dangers from slave catchers and the elements, our heros also have the Underground Railroad, the clandestine network of caring people, like Harriet Tubman, who face great risks of their own. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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escape | underground railroad | escape from slavery | abolitionist | paranoia |Parents Guide:
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CanadaLanguage:
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19 February 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Calatorie spre libertate: Calea ferata subterana See more »Filming Locations:
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Surprisingly corny for a film about slavery. The low budget was pretty hard on this one.