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Series · 1977
Roots
1 seasonNRABC
- Drama
The Saga of an American Family.
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.
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Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes
- Miniseries8 episodes · 1977
- Specials8 episodes
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Cast
John AmosOlder Kunta Kinte
Olivia ColeMathilda Moore
Ben VereenChicken Joe Moore
Madge SinclairBelle Reynolds
Details
- Created by
- Alex Haley
- Director
- Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene
- Writer
- James Lee, William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen
- Music
- Gerald Fried
- Editor
- James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis
- First aired
- January 23, 1977
- Last aired
- January 30, 1977
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ABC
- Episode length
- 1h 30m
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.4 / 10 from 254 votes
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