TV Mini Series

Roots

Name: Roots
Genre: Drama, Biography, War, History
Released: 1977
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed, John Amos

1977·1h 14m·TV-14

DramaBiographyWarHistory

IMDb Rating

★ 8.4/10

20,140 votes

A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.

Roots is a 1977 drama biography movie, starring LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 from 20,140 votes and runs 1h 14m.

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Stars

LeVar Burton

Louis Gossett Jr.

Robert Reed

John Amos

Details

Release Date1977-01-23

Runtime74 min

TypeTV Mini Series

Audience RatingTV-14

Countries★ United States

Languages★ English

Keywords

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