Roots (1977)


Roots
7.4 Listal rating
8.4 IMDB rating
Directed by (View all)
Marvin J. Chomsky

Marvin J. Chomsky



Starring (View all)
Olivia Cole

Olivia Cole

Mathilda
Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

'Chicken' George Moore
LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte / ...
John Amos

John Amos

Toby
Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

Kizzy Reynolds
Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Mrs. Moore


Written by (View all)
Alex Haley

Alex Haley

(12 episodes, 1977)
James Lee

James Lee

(7 episodes, 1977)


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Iconic and Memorable Roles: TV Part II (25 items)
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IMDB Classic Film Board: Doubling the Canon! (1001 items)
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The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME (93 items)
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Movies I Have (5135 items)
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My Version of 1001 Films To See Before You Die (1001 items)
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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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Iconic and Memorable Roles: TV Part II (25 tv items)

"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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