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Premiere:
January 23, 1977
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 8
Finale:
January 30, 1977
Creators:
Alex Haley
Original Title:
Roots
Alternate Titles:
Korzenie
Racines
Radici
Roots
Genres:
Drama
Countries:
US
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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Camera Supervisor:
Stevan Larner
Camera Technician:
Joseph M. Wilcots
Director:
Marvin J. Chomsky
John Erman
David Greene
Gilbert Moses
Editor:
James T. Heckert
Peter Kirby
Neil Travis
Music:
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer:
Gerald Fried
Screenplay:
James Lee
William Blinn
M. Charles Cohen
Ernest Kinoy
Writer:
Alex Haley
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