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.
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as Fiddler
as John Reynolds
as Mrs. Reynolds
as Genelva
as Harlan
as Capt. Thomas Davies
as Trumbull
as Robert Calvert
as Ames
as Kunta Kinte
as Dr. William Reynolds
as Bell Reynolds
as Luther
as Maggie (Fanta)
as Grill
as Miss Constable
as John
