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Roots

Roots (1977)★ 8.6/10

TV-14 · US · 74 min · January 23, 1977 · 1 seasons

  • Drama
  • History
  • War
  • Biography

Directed by: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses

Written by: William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, Alex Haley, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee

A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.

Directed by

Marvin J. ChomskyJohn ErmanDavid GreeneGilbert Moses

Written by

William BlinnM. Charles CohenAlex HaleyErnest KinoyJames Lee

Cast & crew

LeVar BurtonKunta KinteRobert ReedDr. William ReynoldsJohn AmosOlder Kunta KinteLouis Gossett Jr.FiddlerLynda Day GeorgeMrs. ReynoldsOlivia ColeMathildaMadge SinclairBell ReynoldsBen VereenChicken George MooreLeslie UggamsKizzy ReynoldsLloyd BridgesEvan BrentChuck ConnorsTom MooreGeorg Stanford BrownTom HarveyLorne GreeneJohn ReynoldsRalph WaiteSlaterSandy DuncanMissy Anne ReynoldsBrad DavisOld GeorgeLawrence Hilton-JacobsNoahEdward AsnerCapt. Thomas DaviesJi-Tu CumbukaWrestlerHilly HicksLewis HarveyVic MorrowAmesLynne MoodyIrene HarveyLillian RandolphSister SaraTanya BoydGenelvaRichard McKenzieSam HarveyRenn WoodsFantaSally KempLila HarveyThayer DavidHarlanAustin StokerVirgil HarveyLane BinkleyMartha JohnsonStan HazeField SingerFred D. ScottLutherMacdonald CareySquire JamesO.J. SimpsonKadi TourayScatman CrothersMingoMaya AngelouNyo BotoGeorge HamiltonStephen BennettCarolyn JonesMrs. MooreDoug McClureJimmy BrentJohn SchuckOrdellBurl IvesSenator Arthur J. JustinMoses GunnKintangoRaymond St. JacquesThe DrummerIan McShaneSir Eric RussellThalmus RasulalaOmoroRichard RoundtreeSam BennettPaul ShenarJohn CarringtonGary CollinsGrillHari RhodesBrima CesayRoxie RokerMalizyWilliam WatsonGardnerHelen MartinAunt SukeyLee de BrouxTrumbullElma V. JacksonMama AdaBrion JamesSlaverTina AndrewsAureliaCicely TysonBintaAnn WeldonMaryWally TaylorReverendLee KesslerMiss ConstableCharles CyphersFred DrakeErnest ThomasKailubaBig Joe TurnerThe SingerJohn QuadeSheriff Charlie BiggsDavis RobertsLeonardHank RolikeJohnFred CovingtonAuctioneerRebecca BessGirl on ShipMacon McCalmanPostonPat CorleyRefereeAllen WilliamsRobert CalvertHenry ButtsSitafaMaurice HuntThe DoctorJohn Dennis JohnstonMan at CockfightBrooks CliftMcAlmonKermit EcholsVilarsJoe DorseyCalvertRobert PhalenRufus JacksonRonnie LeggettKaliluWayne HeffleyTelegrapherBill GribbleSeaman GrimesRoosevelt SmithJamesCindy HendersonBessRachel LongakerCarolineBetty ColeSassy WomanRichard FarnsworthTrumbullTodd BridgesBud HarveyBeverly ToddMaggie (Fanta)Tajh Abdul-SamadBaby Kunta KinteTracey GoldMissy Anne Reynolds (uncredited)Sonny Jim GainesField Hand (uncredited)