Roots overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 2
Synopsis:
This award-winning six-part historical epic was one of the first examples of the miniseries format and one of the highest-rated television programs in broadcasting history. Based on the best-selling novel by author Alex Haley, Roots chronicles the progress of Haley's own family across many generations, from the kidnapping of an African warrior by American slave traders to eventual post-Civil War freedom. Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is a young tribesman of coastal Africa who has passed the rituals marking his transition into manhood.
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Movie Details:
- Director: David Greene, Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, Gilbert Moses
- Studio: Wolper Productions
- Year: 1977
- Run Time: 573 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama, Epic
- Filmed in: Color, TV Miniseries
