Written by Alex Haley   James Lee   Cast John Amos ... Older Kunta Kinte / Toby Chuck Connors ... Tom Moore Sandy Duncan ... Missy Anne Reynolds Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs ... Noah Lillian Randolph ... Sister Sara Robert Reed ... Dr. William Reynolds John Schuck ... Ordell Madge Sinclair ... Bell Reynolds Leslie Uggams ... Kizzy Reynolds Moore Roxie Roker ... Malizy Elma V. Jackson ... Mama Ada (as Elma Jackson) Brion James ... Slaver Richard Farnsworth ... Trumbull

Additional Info Premiere: January 27, 1977 DVD Release: January 15, 2002 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing) TV One   (2007) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1994) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2011) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,701 / 20,886 Site Ranking