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Seen it: Yes
120 mins
2/26/1978
1.
Part I
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In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
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Director:
David Greene
Writer:
William Blinn
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Ernest Kinoy
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Guest starring:
Cicely Tyson (Binta), Ralph Waite (Mr. Slater), O.J. Simpson (Kadi Touray), Edward Asner (Captain Thomas Davies)
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Seen it: Yes
120 mins
2/26/1978
2.
Part II
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Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage and Kunta Kinte endures the indiginity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only friend, a friendship that's tested when Kunta plans his escape.
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Seen it: Yes
120 mins
2/26/1978
3.
Part III
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In 1776, a nation fights for freedom - but not for all. Kunta Kinte escapes again and is crippled by slave catchers. He marries, gains a daughter and loses his long-time friend Fiddler. Another chance for escape arises, but Kunta sacrifices it to care for his wife and the newborn Kizzy
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Seen it: Yes
120 mins
2/26/1978
4.
Part IV
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At age 16, Kizzy is sold and bears her new master's son, who grows up to become fun-loving Chicken George. Yearning to see her parents, Kizzy is comforted by Samuel Bennett, but they are ill-matched. When she returns to her birthplace, Kizzy learns of her parents' fates.
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Seen it: Yes
120 mins
2/26/1978
5.
Part V
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Chicken George is sent to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen years later, he returns home a free man, a status that has a profound effect on the family begun by Kunta Kinte. The Civil War erupts; at last the era of slavery draws to an end.
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Director:
Marvin J. Chomsky
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Gilbert Moses
/ Marvin Chomsky
Writer:
William Blinn
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James Lee
/ M. Charles Cohen
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Guest starring:
Ben Vereen,
Robert Reed,
Madge Sinclair,
John Schuck,
Chuck Connors,
John Amos,
Scatman Crothers, Sandy Duncan,
George Hamilton, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs,
Carolyn Jones,
Richard Roundtree,
Leslie Uggams
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Seen it: Yes
120 mins
2/26/1978
6.
Part VI
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The Civil War is over but night riders terrorize ex-slaves. By marking his clients' horseshoes, Tom identifies the raiders but endangers his own life. Chicken George, who fought for the Union, rejoins his family. He leads them to a new home in Tennessee.
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Seen it: Yes
120 mins
1/28/1977
7.
Part VII
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Chicken George is sent to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen years later, he returns home a free man, a status that has a profound effect on the family begun by Kunta Kinte. The Civil War erupts; at last the era of slavery draws to an end.
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Seen it: Yes
90 mins
1/30/1977
8.
Part VIII
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The Civil War is over but night riders terrorize ex-slaves. By marking his clients' horseshoes, Tom identifies the raiders but endangers his own life. Chicken George, who fought for the Union, rejoins his family. He leads them to a new home in Tennessee.
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