Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky Written by William Blinn   Alex Haley   James Lee   Cast John Amos ... Older Kunta Kinte / Toby Lynda Day George ... Mrs. Reynolds Louis Gossett Jr. ... Fiddler Robert Reed ... Dr. William Reynolds Madge Sinclair ... Bell Reynolds Raymond St. Jacques ... The Drummer Tanya Boyd ... Genelva (as Tanya L. Boyd) Thayer David ... Harlan Helen Martin ... Aunt Sukey Stan Haze ... Singer Fred D. Scott ... Luther Uncredited Cast Tracey Gold ... Missy Anne Reynolds Produced by Stan Margulies   Original Music by Gerald Fried

Additional Info Premiere: January 26, 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 #3,699 / 20,708 Site Ranking