ROOTS: ONE YEAR LATER (1978)
A David L. Wolper Production, Warner Bros. Television, A Warner Communications Company
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 |
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| NETWORK | ABC |
Main Credits
| Writer | Robert Guenette |
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| Executive Producer | David L. Wolper |
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| Producer | Robert Guenette |
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| Director | Robert Guenette |
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| Narrator | Louis Gossett |
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| Cinematographer | Thomas Ackerman |
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| Cinematographer | Erik Daarstad |
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| Cinematographer | Andre Gunn |
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| Editor | N.H. Cominos |
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| Editor | Peter Wood |
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| Composer | Gerald Fried |
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Full Credit List
| Writer | Robert Guenette |
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| Executive Producer | David L. Wolper |
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| Producer | Robert Guenette |
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| Associate Producer | Frances Guenette |
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| Director | Robert Guenette |
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| Cast | LeVar Burton |
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| Narrator | Louis Gossett |
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| Host | Louis Gossett |
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| Production Coordinator | Marlene Goland |
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| Production Supervisor | Paul Asselin |
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| Cinematographer | Thomas Ackerman |
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| Cinematographer | Erik Daarstad |
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| Cinematographer | Andre Gunn |
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| Gaffer | Howard Ex |
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| Gaffer | Fred Muncey |
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| Sound Recording | William Nelson |
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| Production Services | Guenette-Asselin Productions |
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| Editor | N.H. Cominos |
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| Editor | Peter Wood |
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| Assistant Editor | Bruce Hepler |
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| Assistant Editor | Dante Rochetti |
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| Post Production Supervisor | George Taylor |
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| Composer | Gerald Fried |
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| 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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