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Overview
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Release Date:
23 January 1977 (USA) morePlot:
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendents' liberation. full summaryAwards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 35 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Actor Quade Dies (From WENN. 13 August 2009, 6:31 PM, PDT)
Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton in Auto Accident
(From PEOPLE.com. 14 July 2009, 9:45 AM, PDT)
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EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF HISTORY AND DRAMA more (53 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 47 of 58)| Olivia Cole | ... | Mathilda (5 episodes, 1977) | |
| LeVar Burton | ... | Kunta Kinte / ... (4 episodes, 1977) | |
| Ben Vereen | ... | 'Chicken' George Moore (4 episodes, 1977) | |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Fiddler (4 episodes, 1977) | |
| Vic Morrow | ... | Ames (4 episodes, 1977) | |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | ... | Wrestler (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Edward Asner | ... | Capt. Thomas Davies (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Ralph Waite | ... | Slater (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Robert Reed | ... | Dr. William Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Lynda Day George | ... | Mrs. Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| John Amos | ... | Toby (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Madge Sinclair | ... | Bell Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Leslie Uggams | ... | Kizzy Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Carolyn Jones | ... | Mrs. Moore (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Lloyd Bridges | ... | Evan Brent (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Georg Stanford Brown | ... | Tom Harvey (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Brad Davis | ... | Ol' George Johnson (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Hilly Hicks | ... | Lewis (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Lynne Moody | ... | Irene Harvey (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Lane Binkley | ... | Martha Johnson (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Austin Stoker | ... | Virgil (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Sandy Duncan | ... | Missy Anne Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Chuck Connors | ... | Tom Moore (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Tracey Gold | ... | Young missy reynolds (3 episodes, 1977) | |
| Moses Gunn | ... | Kintango (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Thalmus Rasulala | ... | Omoro (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Hari Rhodes | ... | Brima Cesay (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| William Watson | ... | Gardner (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Ren Woods | ... | Fanta (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Lorne Greene | ... | John Reynolds (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Thayer David | ... | Harlan (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Mingo (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| George Hamilton | ... | Stephen Bennett (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Lillian Randolph | ... | Sister Sara (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Richard Roundtree | ... | Sam Bennett (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Davis Roberts | ... | Leonard (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Richard McKenzie | ... | Sam Harvey (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| John Quade | ... | Sheriff Biggs (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Cicely Tyson | ... | Binta (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Tina Andrews | ... | Aurelia (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Henry Butts | ... | Sitafa (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Joe Dorsey | ... | Calvert (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Kermit Echols | ... | Vilars (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Richard Farnsworth | ... | Slave catcher (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Ronnie Leggett | ... | Kalila (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Rachel Longaker | ... | Caroline (2 episodes, 1977) | |
| Ernest Thomas | ... | Kailuba (2 episodes, 1977) |
Additional Details
Runtime:
573 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Administration Building, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Originally broadcast on ABC as eight one-hour and two-hour episodes as follows: Episodes 1,2,6, and 8 were two hours; Episodes 3,4,5, and 7 were one hour. Presented on VHS, DVD, and rebroadcast as six two-hour episodes. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the capture scene in Episode 1 of Roots, Kunta Kinte can be briefly seen wearing shoes or sandals. moreQuotes:
Tom Harvey: Listen to me, Jimmy Brent! Listen to me! And take this message with you to Hell! The last hands to touch you in this Earth... was my BLACK hands! moreSoundtrack:
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I first became interested in Roots when I heard about it on the Disney Channel movie "The Color of Friendship" in 2001. The next time it resurfaced was in Jan. 2002, when Hallmark was going to reair it. Rather than wait (and waste tape) for every night, I bought it on DVD. It is amazing how the crew acheived the dream of Alex Haley's ancestors horrid past, from slave capture to auction, to escape to crippling, to being sold and death. The one thing that shocked me the most was how the KKK was involved in that family's life. When there were funny moments, I laughed and when there were sad moments, I wept. To sum it up: Roots is a masterful miniseries that no family should be without.