Roots - Season 0 Episode 5 The Struggle to Make Roots
Trailer: Roots - Season 0 Episode 5 The Struggle to Make Roots
Year: 1977
Genre: Drama
Country:
Studio: ABC
Director: Alex Haley
Cast: John Amos, Madge Sinclair, LeVar Burton, Olivia Cole, Ben Vereen, Robert Reed
Crew: Marvin J. Chomsky (Director), John Erman (Director), Gilbert Moses (Director), David Greene (Director), Alex Haley (Writer), Quincy Jones (Music)
First Air Date: Jan 23, 1977
Last Air date: Jan 30, 1977
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 8 Episode
Runtime: 90 minutes
IMDb: 7.40/10 by 224.00 users
Popularity: 20.682
Language: English

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