Roots
1977 · 9h 33m
Drama, History, TV Movie
Directed by
Marvin J. Chomsky
,
John Erman
,
David Greene
,
Gilbert Moses
Overview
A saga of African-American life, based on Alex Haley's family history. Kunta Kinte is abducted from his African village, sold into slavery, and taken to America. Throughout the series, the family observes notable events in U.S. history, such as the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slave uprisings, and emancipation.
Director and cast
- Marvin J. Chomsky Director
- John Erman Director
- David Greene Director
- Gilbert Moses Director
- LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte
- John Amos as Toby
- Leslie Uggams as Kizzy Reynolds
- Ben Vereen as "Chicken" George Moore
- Georg Stanford Brown as Tom Harvey
- Cicely Tyson as Binta
- Ed Asner as Capt. Thomas Davies
- Ralph Waite as Slater
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Fiddler
- Lorne Greene as John Reynolds
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