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Dominican Rep. Roots miniseries
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- Original title
- Roots
- Year
- 1977
- Running time
- 573 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Todd Bridges
Robert Reed
John Amos
Madge Sinclair
Ed Asner
LeVar Burton
Ben Vereen
Brad Davis
Lynda Day George- Olivia Cole
Carolyn Jones
Chuck Connors
Leslie Uggams- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
Warner Bros. Television. Broadcast by: ABC- Genre
- TV Series. Drama | TV Miniseries. Racism. Slavery. 18th Century. 19th Century
- Movie Groups
- Alex Haley Adaptations
- Synopsis
- From the moment the young Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is stolen from his life and ancestral home in 18th-century Africa and brought under inhumane conditions to be auctioned as a slave in America, a line is begun that leads from this most shameful chapter in U.S. history to the 20th-century author Alex Haley, a Kinte descendant. The late Haley's acclaimed book 'Roots' was adapted into this six-volume television miniseries. The programs cover several generations in the antebellum South and end with the story of "Chicken" George, a freed slave played by Ben Vereen whose family feels the agony of entrenched racism and learns to fight it. Between the lives of Kunta and George, we meet a number of characters, black and white, and learn much about the emotional and physical torments of slavery, from beatings and rapes to the forced separation of spouses and families.
The installment which aired in 30 January 1977 in the USA was the most-watched TV show in US history (since surpassed by the "M*A*S*H" (1972) finale and "Who Shot J.R.?" episode of "Dallas" (1978)).-
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- Rankings Position
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- #114 Best TV Miniseries
- Awards
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1977: Emmy: 9 Awards, Including Best Miniseries. 37 Nominations1977: Golden Globe: Best TV Series Drama1977: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director Drama Series
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