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Roots

2016
★ 4.8 7256.9/10 181
DVD
DramaDocumentary
CC
Rated TV-14
Catalog terms
Biographical television programs; Drama; Fiction television programs; Historical television programs; Television adaptations; Television mini-series; Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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About from TMDB

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

2016 · 1 season · TMDB users 6.9/10 (181)

Network History
Cast Malachi Kirby (Kunta Kinte), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Tom Lea), Forest Whitaker (Fiddler), Laurence Fishburne (Alex Haley), Babs Olusanmokun (Omoro Kinte)
slaveryminiserieshistorical dramakunta kinteplantation18th centurybased on novel or bookremake

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From the catalog

Directors Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter, Bruce Beresford

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DVD

Episodes (4)
  • Disc 1
  • 1Night 1
  • 2Night 2
  • Disc 2
  • 1Night 3
  • 2Night 4
Special features (1)
  • Roots: a history revealed

8 copies in the network · 7 libraries own it

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ISBN 9786316568878, 6316568878 · UPC 031398247586

Cast & crew from Amazon

Director Thomas Carter Bruce Beresford
Cast Malachi Kirby Laurence Fishburne

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