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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