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Roots: The Next Generations

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1979
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
2.9K
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
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The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.

  • Creator
    • Ernest Kinoy
  • Stars
    • Debbi Morgan
    • Dorian Harewood
    • Paul Koslo
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Ernest Kinoy
    • Stars
      • Debbi Morgan
      • Dorian Harewood
      • Paul Koslo
    • 14User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Debbi Morgan
    Debbi Morgan
    • Elizabeth Harvey
    Dorian Harewood
    Dorian Harewood
    • Simon Haley
    Paul Koslo
    Paul Koslo
    • Earl Crowther
    Stan Shaw
    Stan Shaw
    • Will Palmer
    Marc Singer
    Marc Singer
    • Andy Warner
    Lynn Hamilton
    Lynn Hamilton
    • Cousin Georgia Anderson
    Fay Hauser
    Fay Hauser
    • Carrie Warner…
    Irene Cara
    Irene Cara
    • Bertha Palmer Haley
    Ruby Dee
    Ruby Dee
    • Queen Haley
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Colonel Frederick Warner
    Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas
    • Jim Warner
    Bever-Leigh Banfield
    • Cynthia Palmer
    Georg Stanford Brown
    Georg Stanford Brown
    • Tom Harvey
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Mrs. Warner
    Lynne Moody
    Lynne Moody
    • Irene Harvey
    Beah Richards
    Beah Richards
    • Cynthia Palmer
    Kathleen Doyle
    Kathleen Doyle
    • Lucy Damson
    Don Keefer
    Don Keefer
    • Mr. Hapgood
    • Creator
      • Ernest Kinoy
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    • Trivia
      The series takes place from April 1882 to April 1967.
    • Connections
      Edited into Voskovec & Werich - paralelní osudy (2012)

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    10/10

    The greatest Television saga ever continues.

    Sorry, but i can't accept the user rating for ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATIONS. 5.6/10!!!!. Is that all!!!. This is a brilliant series in it's own right not to mention being the perfect continuation of Alex Haley's classic saga, 'Roots'.

    I suppose the best part of NEXT GENERATIONS is the final part, the one we've all been waiting for. Alex Haley 'finding' Kunta Kinte in the African village of Juffaree where he was born all those years ago. James Earl Jones was an excellent choice to play Alex Haley. If you've seen ROOTS then you must see NEXT GENERATIONS without fail. It's just as good and just as touching.
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    • Jan 3, 2000
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    • Release date
      • February 18, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandingo
    • Also known as
      • Roots - Die nächsten Generationen
    • Filming locations
      • Laramie Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(demolished in May 2003 and replaced by Warner Village)
    • Production companies
      • David L. Wolper Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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