Roots (miniseries)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial gptkb:Alex_Haley
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Television_Series_–_Drama
gptkb:Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Limited_Series
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Roots:_The_Saga_of_an_American_Family
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Gerald_Fried
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Marvin_J._Chomsky
gptkb:David_Greene
gptkb:Gilbert_Moses
gptkb:John_Erman
gptkbp:firstAired January 23, 1977
gptkbp:genre biography
historical drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roots (miniseries)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:lastAired January 30, 1977
gptkbp:network gptkb:ABC
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Chicken_George
gptkb:Fiddler
gptkb:Kunta_Kinte
gptkb:Kizzy
gptkbp:notableFor cultural impact
high viewership
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 8
gptkbp:originalLanguage English
gptkbp:producer gptkb:David_L._Wolper
gptkb:Stan_Margulies
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:Roots_(2016_miniseries)
gptkbp:runtime approx. 570 minutes
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Roots:_The_Next_Generations
gptkbp:setInPeriod 18th century
19th century
gptkbp:star gptkb:Moses_Gunn
gptkb:Ji-Tu_Cumbuka
gptkb:Thalmus_Rasulala
gptkb:Cicely_Tyson
gptkb:John_Amos
gptkb:Madge_Sinclair
gptkb:Richard_Roundtree
gptkb:Brad_Davis
gptkb:Ian_McShane
gptkb:Ben_Vereen
gptkb:Leslie_Uggams
gptkb:Lloyd_Bridges
gptkb:Lorne_Greene
gptkb:Louis_Gossett_Jr.
gptkb:Georg_Stanford_Brown
gptkb:LeVar_Burton
gptkb:O._J._Simpson
gptkb:Ralph_Waite
gptkb:Ed_Asner
gptkb:Lynda_Day_George
gptkb:Olivia_Cole
gptkb:Chuck_Connors
gptkb:Sandy_Duncan
gptkb:Scatman_Crothers
gptkb:Vic_Morrow
Robert Reed
gptkbp:subject African American history
slavery in the United States
gptkbp:themeMusicComposer gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roots:_The_Next_Generations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5