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Roots

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on BBC Two England

The saga of an American family by ALEX HALEY
A dramatisation in six parts based on one man's search for his roots which led to a best-selling book and a highly successful television series on both sides of the Atlantic. Part 4 starring
Kunta Kinte has married Bell and for them and their daughter Kizzy, now 16, life on Dr William Reynolds 's plantation seems settled and happy.
Written for television by JAMES LEE and M. CHARLES COHEN
Produced by STAN MARGULIES
Directed by marvin j. chomskt A david L. WOLPER production

Contributors

Unknown:
Alex Haley
Unknown:
Kunta Kinte
Unknown:
Dr William Reynolds
Television By:
James Lee
Television By:
M. Charles Cohen
Produced By:
Stan Margulies
Directed By:
Marvin J. Chomskt
Unknown:
David L. Wolper
Kunta Kinte (Toby):
John Amos
Matilda:
Olivia Cole
Tom Moore:
Chuck Connors
Mingo:
Scatman Crothers
Missy Anne:
Sandy Duncan
Actor:
George Hamilton
as:
Stephen Bennett
Noah:
Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs
Mrs Moore:
Carolyn Jones
Actor:
Robert Reed
as Dr:
William Reynolds
Actor:
Richard Roundtree
as:
Sam Bennett
Ordell:
John Schuck
Bell:
Madge Sinclair
Kizzy:
Leslie Uggams
Chicken George:
Ben Vereen
Source: Radio Times

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