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Roots, Vol. 1

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Roots, Vol. 1
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1hr 30min
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1977
Synopsis: The TV miniseries Roots, based on Alex Haley's best-selling book, ended its eight-day run as the most-watched dramatic program in television history; 100 million viewers tuned in on the final episode alone. And to think that ABC originally scheduled the miniseries over a mere week-and-a-half's time because they feared it would be a flop, and wanted to get it on the air and off in a hurry! African-American author Haley had spent 12 years working on his massive family history, stretching back to 18th-century ... Full Synopsis
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