Roots
Roots
A Drama series first aired in 1977, Roots has 1 season with 8 episodes. Episodes run about 1h 30m. Soap2Day lists it with Marvin J. Chomsky directing and John Amos and Olivia Cole in the cast. It holds 7.4/10 from 256 votes. 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.
- Genre: Drama
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- Director: Alex Haley
- Cast: John Amos, Olivia Cole, Ben Vereen, Madge Sinclair
