Roots, Vol. 2 Movie Review 1977

The history of the United States as seen by a black family, from their enslavement in Africa to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, based upon the true story of Alex Haley and his family. Received 37 Emmy nominations.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slavery, Black Culture

Cast

LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett, Ed Asner, Olivia Cole, Ben Vereen, Leslie Uggams, Madge Sinclair, Moses Gunn, Ralph Waite, Cicely Tyson

Director

John Erman

Music

Quincy Jones

Producer

Stan Margulies, David Wolper