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TV Mini Series

Roots: The Next Generations

1979·2h
DramaBiographyWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.8/10
3,018 votes

The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.

Roots: The Next Generations is a 1979 drama biography movie, starring Dorian Harewood, Debbi Morgan, Paul Koslo. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 3,018 votes and runs 2h .

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Stars
Dorian Harewood
Debbi Morgan
Paul Koslo
Stan Shaw
Details
1979-02-18
120 min
TV Mini Series
★ United States
★ English, Mandingo
Keywords
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