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Biography Drama History. See more at IMDbPro. Episodes 4. Browse episodes. Top Top-rated. Clip Roots: The Mini Series. Roots: Naming Kizzy.

Roots: Toby. Roots: Can't Make No Plans. Roots: Bless Us This Earth. Roots: I'll Kill You. Roots: Kunta Rides.

Trailer Official Trailer. Roots: Empowerment Trailer. Roots Trailer 1. Photos Top cast Edit. Forest Whitaker Fiddler as Fiddler. Kerry Sims Slave as Slave. Matthew Goode Dr. William Waller as Dr. William Waller. Emayatzy Corinealdi Belle as Belle.

Erica Tazel Matilda as Matilda. Anika Noni Rose Kizzy as Kizzy. Louis Gossett Jr. Fiddler as Fiddler. Lynda Day George Mrs. Reynolds as Mrs. Olivia Cole Mathilda as Mathilda …. Ralph Waite Slater as Slater. Ed Asner Capt. Thomas Davies as Capt. Thomas Davies. Ji-Tu Cumbuka Wrestler as Wrestler. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. A saga of African-American life, based on Alex Haley's family history.

Kunta Kinte is abducted from his African village, sold into slavery, and taken to America. He makes several escape attempts until he is finally caught and maimed.

He marries Bell, his plantation's cook, and they have a daughter, Kizzy, who is eventually sold away from them. Kizzy has a son by her new master, and the boy grows up to become Chicken George. He's a legendary cock fighter who leads his family into freedom. Throughout the series, the family observes notable events in U. The Saga of an American Family. Biography Drama History War. Did you know Edit. Trivia Author Harold Courlander successfully sued author Alex Haley for plagiarizing works which led to the book that served as the basis for this miniseries.

Goofs Kizzy, a slave who works in the fields, has long, beautifully manicured fingernails. Quotes Omoro, Kunta's father : [holding his infant son up to starry sky] Kunta Kinte, behold the only thing greater than yourself! Having just become a man in his culture, he was enjoying his new status when he suddenly was kidnapped by white men who sold him off to be taken to America and live as a slave to wealthy plantation owners.

Enduring years of torture and the removal of half his foot, he never forgot his freedom and where he came from and passed that spirit on to generations of his offspring. Through several generations of slaves, we see their suffering, as they hear the story of their ancestor and his people in Africa. Everything about Roots was epic.

It ran for twelve hours over 8 nights and brought in record ratings, some of which still hold to this day. It sparked a conversation during a time when the country was just coming down from decades of racial tension. It showed white Americans what an injustice had been done to the Blacks and it gave Blacks a stronger voice and sense of identity. The mini series also introduced the world to a then 19 year old College Sophomore named LeVar Burton, in his first television appearance as the African Kunta Kinte.

While Roots was brilliant in , unfortunately, it is dated. The blood oozing from the slaves' skin is fire engine red and looks incredibly fake.

The sets and costumes were top notch for their time, but can't touch the rich materials and fabrics used in the remake. The cruelty and violence depicted in the series, I suspect, are a fraction of what actual slaves endured in the Deep South before the Civil War. The p high definition video is sharp on this remastered show but that isn't necessarily a good thing. The makeup, which was state of the art at the time, seems amateurish compared with what is done in films and TV today.