The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed nine-and-a-half-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.
Genres: Drama
Actors: Ben Vereen, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Louis Gossett, Jr., Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Scatman Crothers, Lloyd Bridges
Directors: Alex Haley
Country: US
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Duration: 90
Quality: DVD
Release: 1977
IMDb: 8.1
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