Roots: The Next Generations
Also Known As: Roots: The Next Generations
IMDb Rating
7.3
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Duration
96 min
Release Date
1979
End Date
1979
Overview:
Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley.
Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.
Actors:
Dennis Fimple
Della Reese
John Hancock
Carmen McRae
Rafer Johnson
Diahann Carroll
Andy Griffith
Damon Evans
Debbie Allen
Telma Hopkins
Logan Ramsey
Kristoff St. John
Lynn Hamilton
Paul Winfield
Beah Richards
Brock Peters
Dina Merrill
Robert Culp
Al Freeman Jr.
Kim Fields
Johnny Sekka
Howard Rollins
Jane Rose
Bobby Short
Linda Hopkins
Claudia McNeil
James Earl Jones
Bruce French
Norman Fell
Michael Constantine
Lee Chamberlin
James Broderick
Marlon Brando
Barbara Barrie
Milt Kogan
Fay Hauser
Irene Cara
Stan Shaw
Roger E. Mosley
Harry Morgan
Ja'net DuBois
Kathleen Doyle
Debbi Morgan
Brian Stokes Mitchell
James Daly
Richard Thomas
Marc Singer
Greg Morris
Lynne Moody
Paul Koslo
Henry Fonda
Olivia de Havilland
Bernie Casey
Maidie Norman
Jason Wingreen
Diana Douglas
John Rubinstein
Percy Rodriguez
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Rosey Grier
Pam Grier
Georg Stanford Brown
Bever-Leigh Banfield
Hal Williams
George Voskovec
Kene Holliday
Dorian Harewood
Ruby Dee
Ossie Davis
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