Roots (1977)

Genres - Drama, Historical Film | Sub-Genres - Ensemble Film, Family Drama, Historical Epic, Rural Drama | Run Time - 570 min. | Countries - United States |

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LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte (as a young man)

John Amos

Kunta Kinte/Toby (as an adult)

Cicely Tyson

Binta

Thalmus Rasulala

Omoro

Maya Angelou

Nyo Boto

O.J. Simpson

Kadi Touray

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

The Wrestler

Moses Gunn

Kintango

Hari Rhodes

Brima Cesay

Ren Woods

Fanta

Beverly Todd

Fanta (later)

Edward Asner

Capt. Davis

Ralph Waite

Third Mate Slater

William Weston

Gardner

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler

Lorne Greene

John Reynolds

Lynda Day George

Mrs. Reynolds

Vic Morrow

Ames

Paul Shenar

Carrington

Robert Reed

Dr. William Reynolds

Madge Sinclair

Bell

Gary Collins

Grill

Raymond St. Jacques

The Drummer

Chuck Connors

Tom Moore

Sandy Duncan

Missy Anne

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Noah

John Schuck

Ordell

Leslie Uggams

Kizzy

Macdonald Carey

Squire James

Olivia Cole

Mathilda

Scatman Crothers

Mingo

George Hamilton

Stephen Bennett

Carolyn Jones

Mrs. Moore

Ian McShane

Sir Eric Russell

Lillian Randolph

Sister Sara

Richard Roundtree

Sam Bennett

Ben Vereen

Chicken George

Lloyd Bridges

Evan Brent

Georg Stanford Brown

Tom

Brad Davis

Ol' George Johnson

Hilly Hicks

Lewis

Doug McClure

Jemmy Brent

Lynne Moody

Irene

Lane Binkley

Martha

Burl Ives

Justin

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