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ROOTS: ONE YEAR LATER (1978)

A David L. Wolper Production, Warner Bros. Television, A Warner Communications Company

Documentary Special

Synopsis

This one-hour special explores the phenomenon of "ROOTS." its impact capturing the largest audience in television history; covers Alex Haley's visit to his ancestral village of Juffure in the Gambia, West Africa, and Looks at plans to extend the story to cover the next 100 years.


Total Run Time 2 HRS
NETWORK ABC

Main Credits

Writer Robert Guenette
Executive Producer David L. Wolper
Producer Robert Guenette
Director Robert Guenette
Narrator Louis Gossett
Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman
Cinematographer Erik Daarstad
Cinematographer Andre Gunn
Editor N.H. Cominos
Editor Peter Wood
Composer Gerald Fried
Wolper Awards

Full Credit List

Writer Robert Guenette
Executive Producer David L. Wolper
Producer Robert Guenette
Associate Producer Frances Guenette
Director Robert Guenette
Cast LeVar Burton
Narrator Louis Gossett
Host Louis Gossett
Production Coordinator Marlene Goland
Production Supervisor Paul Asselin
Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman
Cinematographer Erik Daarstad
Cinematographer Andre Gunn
Gaffer Howard Ex
Gaffer Fred Muncey
Sound Recording William Nelson
Production Services Guenette-Asselin Productions
Editor N.H. Cominos
Editor Peter Wood
Assistant Editor Bruce Hepler
Assistant Editor Dante Rochetti
Post Production Supervisor George Taylor
Composer Gerald Fried
Acknowledgements The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Crossroads Church, Mebane, North Carolina, Daughters of the American Revolution, Library of Congress, Miami-Dade Community College, National Archives, NBC for the videotape clip from The Tonight Show, The People of Juffure, Gambia
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Rare archives and photos from ROOTS: ONE YEAR LATER can be found at the David L. Wolper Center at USC
David L. Wolper Center at USC
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