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Roots (1977)

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  • How many seasons does Roots have?
    1 season
  • How many episodes does Roots have?
    8 episodes
  • When did Roots premiere?
    January 23, 1977
  • When did Roots end?
    January 30, 1977
  • How long is Roots?
    1 hour and 14 minutes
  • What is the IMDb rating of Roots?
    8.4 out of 10
  • Who stars in Roots?
    LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, and John Amos
  • Who wrote Roots?
    Alex Haley, William Blinn, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee, and M. Charles Cohen
  • Who directed Roots?
    Marvin J. Chomsky, David Greene, Gilbert Moses, and John Erman
  • Who was the producer of Roots?
    Stan Margulies
  • Who was the composer for Roots?
    Quincy Jones and Gerald Fried
  • Who was the executive producer of Roots?
    David L. Wolper
  • Who was the cinematographer for Roots?
    Stevan Larner and Joseph M. Wilcots
  • What is the plot of Roots?
    A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
  • Who are the characters in Roots?
    Kunta Kinte, Ames, Bell Reynolds, Binta, Brima Cesay, Calvert, Capt. Thomas Davies, Chicken George Moore, Dr. William Reynolds, Evan Brent, and others
  • What genre is Roots?
    Biographical, Drama, Historical Drama, Historical, and War
  • How many awards has Roots won?
    17 awards
  • How many awards has Roots been nominated for?
    52 nominations

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