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30 January 1977
01x08 Part VIII
29 January 1977
01x07 Part VII
28 January 1977
01x05 Part V
28 January 1977
01x06 Part VI
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Lloyd Bridges | As: Evan Brent |
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Scatman Crothers | As: Mingo |
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Ralph Waite | As: |
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Cicely Tyson | As: Binta |
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Louis Gossett Jr. | As: Fiddler |
Storyline
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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Writing Credits
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Alex Haley |
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William Blinn |
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Ernest Kinoy |
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James Lee |
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M. Charles Cohen |
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Alex Haley |
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James Lee |
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M. Charles Cohen |
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Cast
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Lloyd Bridges |
Evan Brent |
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Scatman Crothers |
Mingo |
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Ralph Waite |
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Cicely Tyson |
Binta |
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Louis Gossett Jr. |
Fiddler |
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Lorne Greene |
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Ed Asner |
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Sandy Duncan |
Missy Anne Reynolds |
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Lynda Day George |
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Lane Binkley |
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Lane Binkley |
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LeVar Burton |
Kunta Kinte |
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Marlon Brando |
George Lincoln Rockwell |
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Georg Stanford Brown |
Tom Harvey |
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Carolyn Jones |
Mrs. Moore |
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John Amos |
Older Kunta Kinte |
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Ben Vereen |
Chicken George Moore |
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Chuck Connors |
Tom Moore |
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Madge Sinclair |
Bell Reynolds |
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Robert Reed |
Dr. William Reynolds |
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Vic Morrow |
Ames |
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Leslie Uggams |
Kizzy Reynolds |
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Olivia Cole |
Mathilda |
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Ji-Tu Cumbuka |
Wrestler |
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Ji-Tu Cumbuka |
Wrestler |
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Olivia Cole |
Mathilda |
Production Crew
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Stan Margulies |
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David L. Wolper |
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Malcolm D. Alper |
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Stan Margulies |
Producer |
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David L. Wolper |
Executive Producer |
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Malcolm D. Alper |
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