Roots (1977)

7.4	Listal rating
8.4	IMDB rating

Directed by (View all)

John Erman

Marvin J. Chomsky

Starring (View all)

Olivia Cole

Mathilda

Ben Vereen

'Chicken' George Moore

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte / ...

John Amos

Toby

Leslie Uggams

Kizzy Reynolds

Carolyn Jones

Mrs. Moore

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler

Vic Morrow

Ames

Written by (View all)

Alex Haley

(12 episodes, 1977)

James Lee

(7 episodes, 1977)

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Description: His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America in 1776, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, passing on his tale across generations until it reached a young boy growing up in Tennessee. His name was Alex Haley. Through the lineage of one family, Haley and his Puliz ... (more)

Release date : 23 January 1977
UPC: 085393745622

Drama (8), History (6), Slavery (5), Historical (4), Racism (4), Freedom (3), Epic (3), Civil War (3), Tv Movie (3), War (2), Based On A Novel (2), Based On Novel (2), Family Saga (2), TV Mini-series (1), 1977 (1), 1970s (1), Social Injustice (1), Culture Clash (1), Southern (1), Slave (1)

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"Levar Burton as Kunta Kinte Ed Asner as Captain Thomas Davies Louis Gossett Jr. as The Fiddler (pictured left) John Amos as Toby (Kunta Kinte) Ben Vereen as Chicken George So many great performances. Unfortunately, I can't put them all in this list. A very powerful and emotional miniseries."

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