Based on "Roots" and "Search" and additional material by Alex Haley.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes documentary "Roots: the next generations: the legacy continues."
For private home use only.
Music, Gerald Fried.
Debbie Allen, Barbara Barrie, Marlon Brando, James Broderick, Georg Stanford Brown, Irene Cara, Diahann Carroll, Bernie Casey, Lee Chamberlin, Michael Constantine, Robert Culp, James Daly, Olivia de Havilland, Ruby Dee, Damon Evans, Norman Fell, Henry Fonda, Al Freeman Jr., Slim Gaillard, Pam Grier, Rosey Grier, Andy Griffith, Dorian Harewood, Kene Holliday, Rafer Johnson, James Earl Jones, Paul Koslo, Avon Long, Claudia McNeil, Carmen McRae, Dina Merrill, Lynne Moody, Harry Morgan, Greg Morris, Roger E. Mosley, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Beah Richards, Percy Rodrigues, John Rubinstein, Stan Shaw, Marc Singer, Richard Thomas, George Voskovec, Hal Williams, Paul Winfield.
DVD release of episodes originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1979.
DVD ; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono; three discs are double-sided.
For private home use only.
In English, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Closed-captioned.
Emmy: Outstanding Limited Series, 1979
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