TV series
Roots
23 Jan 1977 1 seasons · 8 episodes EN
“The Saga of an American Family.”
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.
- Created by
- John Erman, Marvin J. Chomsky, Gilbert Moses, David Greene
- Screenplay
- Ernest Kinoy, James Lee, M. Charles Cohen
- Writer
- Alex Haley
- Music
- Gerald Fried
- Editing
- Neil Travis, Peter Kirby, James T. Heckert
- Networks
- ABC
- Countries
- United States
Cast
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