Directed by Georg Stanford Brown   Written by Alex Haley   Ernest Kinoy   Thad Mumford   Dan Wilcox   Cast Irene Cara ... Bertha Palmer Haley Robert Culp ... Lyle Pettijohn Dorian Harewood ... Simon Haley Dina Merrill ... Mrs. Hickinger Brock Peters ... Ab Dekker Beah Richards ... Cynthia Palmer Stan Shaw ... Will Palmer Paul Winfield ... Dr. Horace Huguley Dennis Fimple ... Sheriff Duffy Lynn Hamilton ... Cousin Georgia Anderson Les Lannom ... Jake Debbi Morgan ... Elizabeth Harvey Logan Ramsey ... F.R. Lewis Timothy Scott ... Alvin Peacock Mel Stewart ... Dr. Crawford Kristoff St. John ... Alex Haley, Age 12 (as Christoff St. John) Wendell Wright ... Ernest Faison Fred Stuthman ... Leroy Selby Don Ross ... Turnkey Michael Morgan ... Teenage Deputy Stefan Crutchfield ... George Haley Ticker Thompson ... Julius Haley Produced by Stan Margulies   David L. Wolper   Original Music by Gerald Fried

Additional Info Premiere: February 22, 1979 DVD Release: October 09, 2007 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Warner Home Video   (1994) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #6,888 / 21,424 Site Ranking