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A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation. Stars. LeVar Burton. Robert Reed. John Amos. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $25.99. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 28.7K users. 77 User reviews. 10 Critic reviews. Won 9 Primetime Emmys.
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- 1977-01-23
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Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.
Roots: The Complete Miniseries. Season 1. His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering his name Kunta Kinte. 1,873 IMDb 8.4 1977 6 episodes. X-Ray 18+. Historical · Drama · Military and War. Available to buy. Buy Episode 1.
- 96 min
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, and transported to North America; it follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley.
- Alex Haley
- 1976
June 2, 2016. ( 2016-06-02) Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley 's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which follows an African man who is shipped to North America as a slave and his descendants.
Roots: The Saga of An American Family Television Mini Series. Roots, a novel by Alex Haley, was published in 1976. It portrays the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States, and follows his life and the lives of his alleged descendants in the U.S. down to Haley.
1 1. 16 Videos. 99+ Photos. Drama War. An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots." Chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America. Stars. Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Malachi Kirby. Forest Whitaker. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. Added by 26.2K users. 73 User reviews. 11 Critic reviews.
