The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed nine-and-a-half-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.
Elenco: Ben Vereen , LeVar Burton , Cicely Tyson , John Amos , Sandy Duncan , Louis Gossett , Jr. , Leslie Uggams , Olivia Cole , Scatman Crothers , Lloyd Bridges , Lorne Greene , Ed Asner , Vic Morrow , Lynda Day George , Chuck Connors , Lane Binkley , Ralph Waite , Carolyn Jones , Ji-Tu Cumbuka .