Alex Haley

This inspiring portrait recounts the transformation of a college drop-out into one of America's most powerful writers. In one of the few in-depth conversations before his death in 1992, Alex Haley describes the dynamic collaboration which produced The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the quest for identity which yielded Roots.





African American History
Black Literature and Theater

"This well crafted tribute offers an excellent overview of Haley's writing...a good introduction to twentieth-century black author's"
-- Booklist

Producer: RTSI Swiss TV
Director: Matteo Bellinelli
1992, 50 minutes

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