It’s to the credit of History Channel’s reimagining of Alex Haley’s Roots that the most pointed criticism that can…
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Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Tom Lea)Malachi Kirby (Kunta Kinte)Forest Whitaker (Fiddler)Laurence Fishburne (Alex Haley)Babs Olusanmokun (Omoro Kinte)Kerry Sims (Slave)Tevin Paul (Freed Slave Soldier)Matthew Goode (Dr. William Waller)Regé-Jean Page (Chicken George)Emayatzy Corinealdi (Belle)Shannon Lucio (Patricia Lea)James Purefoy (John Waller)Erica Tazel (Matilda)Derek Luke (Silla Ba Dibba)Katie McGuinness (Elizabeth Waller)Anika Noni Rose (Kizzy)Tony Curran (Connelly)Adam Fergus (Sir Eric Russell)
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Creators
Alex Haley, Lawrence Konner, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Alison McDonald
Synopsis
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots." Chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.
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