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Find out who starred in the 1977 TV mini series Roots, based on Alex Haley's book about the history of his family. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, and producers who worked on this historical drama.
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.
- 8 (re-edited to 6 for video)
- David L. Wolper
- January 23 –, January 30, 1977
- ABC
Find out who played the main characters and supporting roles in the 1977 miniseries Roots, based on Alex Haley's novel. See the list of actors, directors, writers and more for each episode.
- Marvin J. Chomsky, David Greene, John Erman
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Find out who played the main characters and supporting roles in the acclaimed mini-series Roots, based on Alex Haley's novel. See the names of the directors, editors, composers, writers, and more who worked on this historical epic.
Roots is a TV mini series based on Alex Haley's family history of slavery and freedom in America. It stars LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr, and others, and won 9 Primetime Emmys.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- TV-14
- 1977-01-23
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Roots is a historical drama based on the bestselling book by Alex Haley, who traced his family's origins from Africa to America. The miniseries features a cast of actors who portray the characters across different generations and historical events.
Roots was a television miniseries airing over eight consecutive nights in January 1977. ABC network television executives chose to "dump" the series into a string of airings rather than space out the broadcasts because they were uncertain how the public would respond to the controversial, racially charged themes of the show.
