Roots
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.
Episodes
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Cast
Robert Reed
Dr. William Reynolds
Olivia Cole
Mathilda
Ben Vereen
Chicken George Moore
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Lynda Day George
Mrs. Reynolds
John Amos
Kunta Kinte
Madge Sinclair
Bell Reynolds
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Wrestler
Chuck Connors
Tom Moore
Leslie Uggams
Kizzy Reynolds Moore
Lorne Greene
John Reynolds
Ralph Waite
Slater
Ren Woods
Fanta
Sandy Duncan
Missy Anne Reynolds
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Noah
Tanya Boyd
Genelva
Thayer David
Harlan
Ed Asner
Capt. Thomas Davies
Vic Morrow
Ames
Fred D. Scott
Luther
Lloyd Bridges
Evan Brent
Georg Stanford Brown
Tom Harvey
Brad Davis
'Old' George Johnson
Creators
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