Roots
tv show
4 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired May 30, 2016
Genres:
Overview
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Cast
Malachi Kirby
as
Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as
Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
as
Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
as
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
as
Omoro Kinte
Matthew Goode
as
William Waller
James Purefoy
as
John Waller
Emayatzy Corinealdi
as
Belle
Anika Noni Rose
as
Kizzy
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Roman L. Armstrong
as
Kunta Kinte
Derek Luke
as
Silla Ba Dibba
Chris Obi
as
Kintango
Crew
Peter Menzies Jr.
as
Director of Photography
Sharone Meir
as
Director of Photography
Ruth E. Carter
as
Costume Design
Questlove
as
Executive Music Producer
Mario Van Peebles
as
Director
Bruce Beresford
as
Director
Thomas Carter
as
Director
Phillip Noyce
as
Director
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Martin Nicholson
as
Editor
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David Beatty
as
Editor
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James Wilcox
as
Editor
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Neil Mandelberg
as
Editor