Roots
Rating: 7.4 · 1977 · Drama · USA · 1 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1977
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- USA
- Seasons
- 1
- TMDB
- 7.4
- IMDb
- 7.4
- Tagline
- The Saga of an American Family.
Director
Cast
- Robert Reed — Dr. William Reynolds
- Olivia Cole — Mathilda
- Ben Vereen — Chicken George Moore
- Louis Gossett Jr. — Fiddler
- Leslie Uggams — Kizzy Reynolds
- Lynda Day George — Mrs. Reynolds
- John Amos — Kunta Kinte
- Madge Sinclair — Bell Reynolds
- LeVar Burton — Kunta Kinte
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka — Wrestler
- Chuck Connors — Tom Moore
- Lorne Greene — John Reynolds
- Ralph Waite — Slater
- Ren Woods — Fanta
- Sandy Duncan — Missy Anne Reynolds
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs — Noah
- Tanya Boyd — Genelva
- Thayer David — Harlan
- Ed Asner — Capt. Thomas Davies
- Vic Morrow — Ames