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Summary
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
Madge Sinclair
LeVar Burton
Olivia Cole
Ben Vereen
Robert Reed
Louis Gossett Jr.
Lynda Day George
Chuck Connors
Leslie Uggams
Lorne Greene
Ralph Waite
Ren Woods
Tanya Boyd
Thayer David
Carolyn Jones
O.J. Simpson
Maya Angelou
Moses Gunn
Thalmus Rasulala
Hari Rhodes
William Watson
Ernest Lee Thomas
Paul Shenar
Tina Andrews
Sandy Duncan
Richard Roundtree
Macdonald Carey
Scatman Crothers
George Hamilton
Ian McShane
Pat Corley
Macon McCalman
Robert Phalen
Wayne Heffley
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
John Schuck
Brion James
Richard Farnsworth
Raymond St. Jacques
Ed Asner
Lee de Broux
Allen Williams
Vic Morrow
Charles Cyphers
Crew
Creator
Alex Haley
Status:
Ended
Original Language:
English
Type:
Miniseries
Networks:
Keywords
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