Roots
The Saga of an American Family.
1977-01-30
90 minutes.
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 Jan 23, 1977
0
Season 0 Jan 01, 1970
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0 - 1The Phenomenon of Roots Jan 01, 1970
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0 - 2Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation May 22, 2007
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0 - 3Roots: One Year Later Jan 01, 1970
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0 - 4Remembering Roots May 22, 2007
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0 - 5The Struggle to Make Roots Jan 01, 1970
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0 - 630th anniversary May 22, 2007
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0 - 7Cast Interviews Jan 01, 1970
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0 - 8The Gift Dec 11, 1988
Overview
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.
Year 1977
Studio ABC
Director Alex Haley
Crew Marvin J. Chomsky (Director), John Erman (Director), David Greene (Director), Gilbert Moses (Director), Alex Haley (Writer), James T. Heckert (Editor)
Popularity 42.011
Language English