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Release Date: 1977    Duration: 120 min    Studio: ABC

Cast: LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, Chuck Connors, John Amos, Leslie Uggams, Lynda Day George, Olivia Cole, Robert Reed, Vic Morrow, Louis Gossett Jr., Edward Asner, Edward Asner ...MORE

Cast: LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, Chuck Connors, John Amos, Leslie Uggams, Lynda Day George, Olivia Cole, Robert Reed, Vic Morrow, Louis Gossett Jr., Edward Asner, Edward Asner, Edward Asner, Edward Asner, Edward Asner, Edward Asner, Edward Asner, Edward Asner LESS

Categories: TV Drama Mini-Series

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... MORE

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. LESS