Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley.
Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.
Title | Roots: The Next Generations |
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Year | 1979 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | ABC |
Cast | Georg Stanford Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Paul Koslo, Avon Long, Lynne Moody |
Crew | Alex Haley (Writer), Gerald Fried (Music), Joseph M. Wilcots (Director of Photography), Robert MacKichan (Art Direction), Tom Dawson (Costume Design), Stan Margulies (Producer) |
Alternative Titles | Radici (1979), Korzenie: Następne Pokolenia |
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First Air Date | Feb 18, 1979 |
Last Air date | Feb 25, 1979 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 7 Episode |
Runtime | 96:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 7.30/ 10 by 29.00 users |
Popularity | 39.618 |
Language | English, French |