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Roots
1977
Alex Haley's groundbreaking novel detailing the history of his own family from slavery to emancipation gets award-winning treatment (five Emmys) in this legendary television miniseries. Louis Gossett Jr. (Fiddler), Ben Vereen (Chicken George) and Olivia Cole (Mathilda) are just a few standouts in a uniformly excellent cast. LeVar Burton (in his acting debut) portrays Haley's ancestor, Kunta Kinte, in this heartbreaking and rousing epic.
The Saga of an American Family.
JBscale
74
Very Good
Film Detail
Genre
TV - Drama
Length
9 hrs. 33 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 23, 1977
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated
Collection Detail
Release Method
4-Disc 30th Anniversary Edition & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English:
DD 2.0 Mono
Spanish (Dubbed):
DD 2.0 Mono
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
May 22, 2007
Acquired Date
July 12, 2009
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.
Actors
John Amos
Maya Angelou
Edward Asner
Lloyd Bridges
Georg Stanford Brown
LeVar Burton
Macdonald Carey
Olivia Cole
Gary Collins
Chuck Connors
Scatman Crothers
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Brad Davis
Sandy Duncan
Lynda Day George
Louis Gossett Jr.
Lorne Greene
Moses Gunn
George Hamilton
Hilly Hicks
Burl Ives
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Carolyn Jones
Doug McClure
Ian McShane
Lynne Moody
Vic Morrow
Thalmus Rasulala
Robert Reed
Hari Rhodes
Richard Roundtree
Raymond St. Jacques
John Schuck
Paul Shenar
O.J. Simpson
Madge Sinclair
Beverly Todd
Cicely Tyson
Leslie Uggams
Ben Vereen
Ralph Waite
William Watson
Ren Woods
Tracey Gold
Austin Stoker
Directors
Marvin J. Chomsky
John Erman
David Greene
Gilbert Moses
Producers
Stan Margulies
Writers
William Blinn
M. Charles Cohen
Ernest Kinoy
James Lee
Special Features
Commentaries
feature-length commentary by key cast members including LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson and Ed Asner
Documentaries
Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated An Entire Nation
Remembering Roots
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Video Highlights - Key cast members relay their memories of filming particular scenes
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IMDb RATING
8.4/10
19,337 votes
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