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Roots

NR
Limited Series
1977
2h 0m
English
ABC
Drama, History
1 Season
8 Episodes
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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Part VIII
Part VIII
Season 1 Episode 8
January 30th 1977
Part VII
Part VII
Season 1 Episode 7
January 29th 1977
Part VI
Part VI
Season 1 Episode 6
January 28th 1977
Part V
Part V
Season 1 Episode 5
January 27th 1977
Part IV
Part IV
Season 1 Episode 4
January 26th 1977
Part III
Part III
Season 1 Episode 3
January 25th 1977
Part II
Part II
Season 1 Episode 2
January 24th 1977
Part I
Part I
Season 1 Episode 1
January 23rd 1977
John Amos
Older Kunta Kinte
Madge Sinclair
Bell Reynolds
Olivia Cole
Mathilda
Ben Vereen
Chicken George Moore
Robert Reed
Dr. William Reynolds
OJ Simpson
Kadi Touray
Moses Gunn
Kintango
Hari Rhodes
Brima Cesay
Lynda Day George
Mrs. Reynolds
Sandy Duncan
Missy Anne Reynolds
Macdonald Carey
Squire James
George Hamilton
Stephen Bennett
Ian McShane
Sir Eric Russell
Pat Corley
Referee
Robert Phalen
Rufus Jackson
Written By: Ernest Kinoy (8 Episodes) (Screenplay), M. Charles Cohen (8 Episodes) (Screenplay), + 4 more

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