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Roots

on BBC One London

The Next Generations
A series in 13 parts by ALEX HALEY Concluding the extraordinary saga of one man's search for his roots. starring
Alex Haley is now a successful magazine writer. But his encounters with Black Muslim leader Malcolm X and American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell fire him with a sense of racial pride and family tradition. His obsession with the search for his roots grows, and culminates in a journey to West Africa to trace his dimly-remembered ancestor - the African, Kunta Kinte.
Written for television by ERNEST KINOY Produced by STAN MARGULIES Directed by JOHN ERMAN
A DAVID L. WOLPER production

Contributors

Unknown:
Alex Haley
Unknown:
Alex Haley
Television By:
Ernest Kinoy
Produced By:
Stan Margulies
Directed By:
John Erman
Unknown:
David L. Wolper
Dodie Brattle:
Barbara Barrie
George Lincoln Rockwell:
Marlon Brando
Dr Lewis:
James Broderick
Odile Richards:
Lee Chamberlin
Dr Vansina:
Michael Constantine
Bernie Raymond:
Norman Fell
Malcolm X:
Al Freeman Jr
Simon Haley:
Dorian Harewood
Alex Haley:
James Earl Jones
Sister Will Ada:
Claudia McNeil
Cousin Georgia:
Lynn Hamilton
Gospel singer:
Linda Hopkins
African minister:
Zakes Mokae
George Haley:
Howard Rollins
Mrs Bulfinch:
Jane Rose

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