Movielogr
Roots (1977)
Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, David Greene, John Erman, Gilbert Moses
Overview
A saga of African-American life, based on Alex Haley’s family history. Kunta Kinte is abducted from his African village, sold into slavery, and taken to America. Throughout the series, the family observes notable events in U.S. history, such as the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slave uprisings, and emancipation.
Length 573 minutes
Actors
Lloyd Bridges | LeVar Burton | Burl Ives | George Hamilton | Richard Roundtree | Moses Gunn | Scatman Crothers | Ralph Waite | O.J. Simpson | Georg Stanford Brown | Cicely Tyson | Louis Gossett Jr. | John Amos | John Schuck | Ben Vereen | Chuck Connors | Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Lorne Greene | Doug McClure | Maya Angelou | Madge Sinclair | Robert Reed | Ed Asner | Brad Davis | Todd Bridges | Vic Morrow | Thalmus Rasulala | Sandy Duncan | Leslie Uggams | Ren Woods | Olivia Cole | Linda Day George