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Roots

74 %|Jan 23, 1977|Drama

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.

Marvin J. Chomsky
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David Greene
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John Erman
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Gilbert Moses
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Alex Haley
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James T. Heckert
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Peter Kirby
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Neil Travis
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Cast

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John Amos
Older Kunta Kinte
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Madge Sinclair
Bell Reynolds
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LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
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Olivia Cole
Mathilda
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Ben Vereen
Chicken George Moore
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Robert Reed
Dr. William Reynolds