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  • Roots Part V (Season 1, Episode 5)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 51 min | Biography, Drama, History

Roots

Part V (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 51 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1806, Kunta's teenage daughter Kizzy falls in love with a slave called Noah, who later tries to escape. Unfortunately, he is quickly caught and tortured until he names Kizzy as his accomplice, sealing her horrific fate.
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Jan 27, 1977 (United States)

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13 cast members
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John Amos
Older Kunta Kinte / Toby Older Kunta Kinte / Toby   See fewer
Chuck Connors
Tom Moore Tom Moore   See fewer
Sandy Duncan
Missy Anne Reynolds Missy Anne Reynolds   See fewer
Lillian Randolph
Sister Sara Sister Sara   See fewer
Robert Reed
Dr. William Reynolds Dr. William Reynolds   See fewer
John Schuck
Ordell Ordell   See fewer
Madge Sinclair
Bell Reynolds Bell Reynolds   See fewer
Leslie Uggams
Kizzy Reynolds Moore Kizzy Reynolds Moore   See fewer
Roxie Roker
Malizy Malizy   See fewer
Elma V. Jackson
Mama Ada (as Elma Jackson) Mama Ada (as Elma Jackson)   See fewer
Brion James
Slaver Slaver   See fewer
Richard Farnsworth
Trumbull Trumbull   See fewer
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