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ABC NOVEL FOR TELEVISION: ROOTS, EPISODE 1 (TV)
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: January 23, 1977 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:36:24
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T77:0138
- GENRE: Docudrama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Biography; Blacks - History; Docudrama; Slavery; African-American Collection - Drama
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1977
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- David L. Wolper … Executive Producer
- Stan Margulies … Producer
- Malcolm Alper … Associate Producer
- Donald A. Ramsey … Associate Producer
- David Greene … Director
- William Blinn … Developed by
- Ernest Kinoy … Writer
- William Blinn … Writer
- Alex Haley … Based on the book by
- Quincy Jones … Music by
- LeVar Burton … Cast, Kunta Kinte
- Cicely Tyson … Cast, Binta
- Edward Asner … Cast, Captain Davies
- O.J. Simpson … Cast, Kadi Touray
- Ralph Waite … Cast, Third Mate Slater
- Maya Angelou … Cast, Nyo Boto
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka … Cast, the Wrestler
- Moses Gunn … Cast, Kintango
- Thalmus Rasulala … Cast, Omoro
- Harry Rhodes … Cast, Brima Cesay
- William Watson … Cast, Gardner
- Ren Woods … Cast, Fanta
- Ernest Thomas … Cast, Kailuba
- Rebecca Bess … Cast, Girl on Ship
- Henry Butts … Cast, Sitafa
- Kermit Echols … Cast, Vilars
- Ronnie Leggett … Cast, Kalilu