Roots: The Next Generations
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Roots: The Next Generations is a 1979 (February 18, 1979 – February 24, 1979) 7-part television miniseries produced by Stan Margulies, that continues the story of the family of Alex Haley from the 1880s, and their life in Henning, Tennessee, to the 1960s, with Haley researching his family history and his travels to Africa to learn of his alleged ancestor, Kunta Kinte. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family and additional material by him.
Directed by:
John Erman (eps. 1, 3, 4, 7)
Charles S. Dubin (ep. 2)
Georg Stanford Brown (ep. 5)
Lloyd Richards (ep. 6)
Starring:
James Earl Jones
Dorian Harewood
Irene Cara
Georg Stanford Brown
Stan Shaw
Debbi Morgan
Music by Gerald Fried
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Video: Roots The Next Generations Part 1
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Highlights
Ruby Dee on her and husband Ossie Davis' involvement in the development of Roots
Clip begins at: 19:41, Duration: 07m 23s
LeVar Burton on the idea for Roots: The Next Generation and his fallout with David Wolper
Clip begins at: 38:36, Duration: 03m 28s
Composer Gerald Fried on working on Roots: The Next Generations and scoring the theme to different decades
Clip begins at: 00:07, Duration: 01m 20s
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