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"Roots" quotes

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A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.

Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Production:
Genre: biography, drama, history
Year: 1977
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 8.4
BoxOffice:
Released: 23 Jan 1977
Awards: Won 9 Primetime Emmys. 17 wins & 35 nominations total

9 Clips

Kunta KintiFiddlerTom HarveyJohn CarringtonCaptain Thomas DaviesEvan Brent
Kunta Kinte - Roots 00:13 Kunta Kinte Behold the only thing greater than yourself - Roots 00:05 Behold the only thing greater than yourself What's snow Fiddler Never you mind boy - Roots 00:20 What's snow Fiddler Never you mind boy Listen to me Jemmy Brent Listen to me - Roots 00:16 Listen to me Jemmy Brent Listen to me Listen to me Jemmy Brent Listen to me - Roots 00:05 Listen to me Jemmy Brent Listen to me Chains ain't right for a nigger Fiddler - Roots 00:05 Chains ain't right for a nigger Fiddler Chains ain't right for a nigger Fiddler - Roots 00:05 Chains ain't right for a nigger Fiddler Did you have a good voyage - Roots 00:11 Did you have a good voyage Every step I take every time my leg twinges on me - Roots 00:19 Every step I take every time my leg twinges on me

Cast

Dr. William Reynolds - Robert Reed
Older Kunta Kinte - John Amos
Fiddler - Louis Gossett Jr.
Mrs. Reynolds - Lynda Day George
Mathilda - Olivia Cole
All Cast