Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Starring James Earl Jones, Debbi Morgan, Lynn Hamilton
Directed by None
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.
TV show
Rating: 7.6
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Cast
Alex Haley
Elizabeth Harvey
Cousin Georgia Anderson
Irene Harvey
Andy Warner
Alex Haley, Age 12
Branch Haley
Lee Garnet
Alex Haley, ages 17-25
la reine Victoria Haley
Simon Haley
Bob Campbell
Colonel Frederick Warner
Mme Warner
Jim Warner
George Lincoln Rockwell
Bertha Palmer Haley
Earl Crowther
Cynthia Palmer
Beeman Jones
Jones
Lyle Pettijohn
Chicken George Moore
Francey
Tom Harvey
Dr. Horace Huguley
Zeona Haley
Commander Robert Munroe
Carrie
Bernie Raymond
Aleck Haley
Dr. Lewis
Ab Decker
Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck
Dodie Brattle
Capitaine Bowker
Boyd Moffatt
Bubba Haywood
Dr. Vansina
M. Goldstein
Odile Richards