Roots
19771 Season90m episodes7.4
Drama
- Runtime
- 90m episodes
- Genre
- Drama
- Certificate
- NR
- Origin
- US
About
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.
Where to watch
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman
- Writing
- Alex Haley, William Blinn, James Lee
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Jan 23, 1977
- Network
- ABC
- Studio
- David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Time to finish
12 hrs
8 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.
Cast
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