The movie that made television history. 200 years to unfold. 12 years of research to discover. 2 years to create. 8 nights to make television history. Through the lineage of one family, Alex Haley and his Pulitzer Prize-winning film told a story for all America and the world. Seen by 130-million viewers during its initial U.S. telecasts and the winner of dozens of awards, the David L. Wolper production remains a vital and engrossing entertainment landmark a quarter-century later.