Roots - Part I - Credits and Details

Roots Part I Credits and Details

Directed by
	David Greene
Written by
	William Blinn	...	adaptation / written for television by
	Alex Haley	...	book
	Ernest Kinoy
Cast
	Edward Asner	...	Capt. Thomas Davies
	O.J. Simpson	...	Kadi Touray
	Ralph Waite	...	Slater
	Maya Angelou	...	Nyo Boto
	Ji-Tu Cumbuka	...	Wrestler
	Moses Gunn	...	Kintango
	Thalmus Rasulala	...	Omoro
	Hari Rhodes	...	Brima Cesay (as Harry Rhodes)
	William Watson	...	Gardner
	Renn Woods	...	Fanta (as Ren Woods)
	LeVar Burton	...	Kunta Kinte / Toby
	Cicely Tyson	...	Binta
	Ernest Thomas	...	Kailuba
	Rebecca Bess	...	Girl on Ship
	Henry Butts	...	Sitafa
	Kermit Echols	...	Vilars
	Ronnie Leggett	...	Kalilu
	Tajh Abdul-Samad	...	Baby Kunta Kinte
Produced by
	Malcolm Alper	...	associate producer
	Stan Margulies	...	producer
	Donald A. Ramsey	...	associate producer
	David L. Wolper	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	Gerald Fried
	Quincy Jones
Special Effects by
	John Frazier	...	special effects supervisor
Stunts
	Craig R. Baxley	...	stunts
	Eddie Smith	...	stunt coordinator
	Ernest Robinson	...	stunt performer
Thanks
	Randy Miller	...	special thanks

Ratings
8.4 / 10

Production Companies
David L. Wolper Productions
Warner Bros. Television

Distributors
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (United States) (original airing) (TV)
Warner Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
TV One (2007) (United States) (TV)
Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD)