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Roots(1977)

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Cast

Maya Angelou Nyo Boto
Ji-Tu Cumbuka Wrestler
Moses Gunn Kintango
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Thalmus Rasulala Omoro
Harry Rhodes Brima Cesay
William Watson Gardner
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Ren Woods Fanta
Levar Burton Kunta Kinte
Cicely Tyson Binta
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Edward Asner Captain Thomas Davies
O J Simpson Kadi Touray
Ralph Waite Slater
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Louis Gossett Fiddler
Robert Reed William Reynolds
Lorne Greene John Reynolds
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Lynda Day George Mrs Reynolds
Vic Morrow Ames
Paul Shenar John Carrington
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John Amos Toby--Kunta Kinte As Adult
Madge Sinclair Bell
Gary Collins Grill
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Lee Jones-Debroux Trumbull
Tanya Boyd Jennova
Beverly Todd Fanta--As Adult
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Thayer David Harlan
Raymond St. Jacques The Drummer
Chuck Connors Tom Moore
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Sandy Duncan Missy Anne Reynolds
Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs Noah
John Schuck Ordell
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Leslie Uggams Kizzy
Roxie Roker Melissa
Elma Jackson Ada
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Carolyn Jones Mrs Moore
MacDonald Carey Squire James
Scatman Crothers Mingo
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Olivia Cole Mathilda
George Hamilton Stephen Bennett
Ian McShane Sir Eric Russell
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Lillian Randolph Sister Sara
Richard Roundtree Sam Bennett
Ben Vereen Chicken George
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Wally Taylor Reverend
Davis Roberts Leonard
Lloyd Bridges Evan Brent
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Georg Stanford Brown Tom
Brad Davis Ol' George Johnson
Hilly Hicks Lewis
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Doug McClure Jemmy Brent
Lynne Moody Irene
Lane Binkley Martha Johnson
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Richard Mckenzie Sam Harvey
Austin Stoker Virgil
Sally Kemp Lila Harvey
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Burl Ives Senator Arthur Johnson
John Quade Sheriff Biggs
Charles Cyphers Drake
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Todd Bridges Bud
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Cinematography

Stevan Larner Director Of Photography
Joseph M Wilcots Director Of Photography
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Writer

William Blinn Screenwriter
Ernest Kinoy Screenwriter
James Lee Screenwriter
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M. Charles Cohen Screenwriter
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Producer

Stan Margulies Producer
David L. Wolper Executive Producer
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Editing

Neil Travis Editor
James T. Heckert Editor
Peter Kirby Editor
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Music

Quincy Jones Music
Gerald Fried Music
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Art Director

Jan Scott Art Director
Joseph R Jennings Art Director
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Make-Up

Paul Stanhope Makeup
Bernadine Anderson Makeup
Scott Cunningham Makeup
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Stan Winston Makeup
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Costume-Wardrobe

Jack Martell Costumes
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Sound

Richard Portman Sound Mixer
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Production Companies

Production Company
Abc Entertainment Group Network
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Misc. Crew

Alex Haley Source Material (From Novel)
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