Roots
tv show
8 total episodes
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1 seasons
The Saga of an American Family.
First Aired January 23, 1977
Genres:
Overview
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
Cast
John Amos
as
Older Kunta Kinte
Madge Sinclair
as
Bell Reynolds
LeVar Burton
as
Kunta Kinte
Olivia Cole
as
Mathilda
Ben Vereen
as
Chicken George Moore
Robert Reed
as
Dr. William Reynolds
Louis Gossett Jr.
as
Fiddler
Lynda Day George
as
Mrs. Reynolds
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as
Wrestler
Chuck Connors
as
Tom Moore
Leslie Uggams
as
Kizzy Reynolds Moore
Ed Asner
as
Capt. Thomas Davies
Crew
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Joseph M. Wilcots
as
Camera Technician
Stevan Larner
as
Camera Supervisor
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Gilbert Moses
as
Director
Marvin J. Chomsky
as
Director
David Greene
as
Director
John Erman
as
Director
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Peter Kirby
as
Editor
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Neil Travis
as
Editor
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James T. Heckert
as
Editor
Quincy Jones
as
Music
Gerald Fried
as
Original Music Composer
Alex Haley
as
Writer