Roots

Jan 23, 1977 (en) Drama [135] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jan 23, 1977
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    74%
  • Original title
    Roots
  • Release
    Jan 23, 1977
  • en
    -

The Saga of an American Family.

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. John Amos

    Older Kunta Kinte

  2. Madge Sinclair

    Bell Reynolds

  3. LeVar Burton

    Kunta Kinte

  4. Olivia Cole

    Mathilda

  5. Ben Vereen

    Chicken George Moore

  6. Robert Reed

    Dr. William Reynolds

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 6 / Crews : 16

Specials ( )

The Phenomenon of Roots

Episode: 1

Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation

Episode: 2

Roots: One Year Later

Episode: 3

Remembering Roots

Episode: 4

The Struggle to Make Roots

Episode: 5

30th anniversary

Episode: 6

Cast Interviews

Episode: 7

The Gift

Episode: 8

Season 1 ( 1977-01-23)

Part I

Episode: 1

Part II

Episode: 2

Part III

Episode: 3

Part IV

Episode: 4

Part V

Episode: 5

Part VI

Episode: 6

Part VII

Episode: 7

Part VIII

Episode: 8
Jan 23, 1977 (en)
Drama
[135] Min
  • First Air Date Jan 23, 1977
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 74%
Original Title Roots
en

The Saga of an American Family.

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer