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After 20 years in England, Chicken George makes his way back to America and reaches Tom Lea's farm, where he hopes to be reunited with his family. But tracking down his long-lost relations and making up for lost time won't be easy. Meanwhile, the American Civil War breaks out and lines are drawn.
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Fri 21 Dec 201802:45
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00:16Mahalia Jackson
Trouble Of The World
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Chicken George | Regé-Jean Page |
| Matilda | Erica Tazel |
| Alex Haley/Narrator | Laurence Fishburne |
| Nancy Holt | Anna Paquin |
| Cyrus | T.I. |
| Tom | Sedale Threatt Jr |
| Jerusalem | Mekhi Phifer |
| Frederick Murray | Lane Garrison |
| Tom Lea | Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
| Kunta Kinte | Malachi Kirby |
| Miss Malizy | Carol Sutton |
| Irene | Carlacia Grant |
| Charlotte Murray | Joy Jacobson |
| Ashford | Sam Malone |
| Sir Eric Russell | Adam Fergus |
| James | Frankie Smith |
| Virgil | Donald Watkins |
| Director | Bruce Beresford |
| Executive Producer | Will Packer |
| Executive Producer | LeVar Burton |
| Executive Producer | Korin Huggins |
| Executive Producer | Marc Toberoff |
| Executive Producer | Mark Wolper |
| Producer | Karen Mayeda Vranek |
| Producer | Ann Kindberg |
| Producer | Alissa M Kantrow |
