Roots

The read

A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.4/10. The series ran 1 season across 8 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Marvin J. ChomskyDirector
• John ErmanDirector
• Gilbert MosesDirector
• David GreeneDirector
• Alex HaleyWriter
• William BlinnScreenplay
• James LeeScreenplay
• Ernest KinoyScreenplay
• M. Charles CohenScreenplay
• Gerald FriedOriginal Music Composer

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