Kintango in Roots
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Kintango in *Roots* is a character portrayed by Moses Gunn in the landmark 1977 television miniseries based on Alex Haley’s novel about African ancestry and slavery in America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kintango | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Roots (1977 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBasedOn | Roots: The Saga of an American Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Alex Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
African ancestry
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family heritage ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| basedOnHistoricalContext | transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInStory | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrCulturalBackgroundInStory | Mandinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Roots, Part I (1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
historical drama
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slave narrative adaptation ⓘ |
| languageOfPortrayal | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
African elder
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village leader ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | Roots franchise ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOfWork | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCastEnsembleWith |
Ben Vereen
NERFINISHED
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Chuck Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ Cicely Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Asner NERFINISHED ⓘ Georg Stanford Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ John Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ LeVar Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorne Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Gossett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Madge Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya Angelou NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Waite NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Scatman Crothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Moses Gunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInCountryOfProduction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| workReceivedAward |
Golden Globe Awards (for Roots)
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Awards (for Roots) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workRecognizedAs | landmark American television miniseries ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstBroadcast | 1977 ⓘ |
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