Phim bộ
Roots
Tóm tắt
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
Chi tiết
- Ngày phát sóng đầu
- 1977-01-23
- Trạng thái
- Ended
- Số mùa
- 1 mùa
- Số tập
- 8 tập
- Thể loại
- Phim Chính Kịch
- Kênh phát sóng
- ABC
- Sản xuất
- David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
- Quốc gia
- US
- Ngôn ngữ gốc
- EN
Diễn viên
- Robert Reed vai Dr. William Reynolds
- Olivia Cole vai Mathilda
- Ben Vereen vai Chicken George Moore
- Louis Gossett Jr. vai Fiddler
- Leslie Uggams vai Kizzy Reynolds
- Lynda Day George vai Mrs. Reynolds
- John Amos vai Kunta Kinte
- Madge Sinclair vai Bell Reynolds
- LeVar Burton vai Kunta Kinte
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka vai Wrestler
- Chuck Connors vai Tom Moore
- Lorne Greene vai John Reynolds
Nhà sáng tạo và ê-kíp
- Alex Haley - Creator
- David Greene - Director
- Gilbert Moses - Director
- John Erman - Director
- Marvin J. Chomsky - Director
- Alex Haley - Writer
Các tập
Tập 1
In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
Tập 2
Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage and Kunta Kinte endures the indignity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only friend, a friendship that's tested when Kunta plans his escape.
Tập 3
In 1776, a nation fights for freedom - but not for all. Still driven by his memories as a Mandinka "fighting man," Kunta (now renamed Toby) escapes once more.
Tập 4
After Genelva's nighttime dalliance with Junta deflects suspicion so she can flee with her lover, Kunta forms a romantic attachment to the worldly-wise Bell, whom he marries.
Tập 5
The teenage Kizzy, well-versed in Mandinka history, falls in love with young Noah, who's determined to escape.
Tập 6
Chicken George is sent to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt.
Tập 7
Chicken George returns to North Carolina to find his sons have married and started families - and to learn about a state law that says his status as a free man is forfeited if he stays more than 60 days. Meanwhile, the nation erupts in Civil War.
Tập 8
The Civil War is over but night riders terrorize ex-slaves. By marking his clients' horseshoes, Tom identifies the raiders but endangers his own life. Chicken George, who fought for the Union, rejoins his family. He leads them to a new home in Tennessee.
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