Roots

An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.

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Corporate Authors: Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Margulies, Stan, Blinn, William, Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-, Burton, LeVar, Amos, John, 1939-, Vereen, Ben, Tyson, Cicely, Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991, Asner, Edward, Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014, Greene, Lorne, Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982, Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992, Larner, Stevan, Wilcots, Joseph M., Heckert, James T., Kirby, Peter, Fried, Gerald, Jones, Quincy, 1933-
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Published: [United States] : Warner Home Video, [2001]
Edition:25th anniversary ed.
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245 0 0 |a Roots  |h [videodisc] /  |c a David L. Wolper production ; Warner Bros. Television ; producer, Stan Margulies ; written for television by Wiliam Blinn ... [et al.] ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky ... [et al.]. 
250 |a 25th anniversary ed. 
260 |a [United States] :  |b Warner Home Video,  |c [2001] 
300 |a 3 videodiscs (573 min.) :  |b sd., col., double sided ;  |c 4 3/4 in. 
500 |a Based on the novel by Alex Haley. 
500 |a Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977; released as videodisc on Jan. 15, 2002. 
500 |a Special features: Digitally remastered image and audio from restored elements; commentary by executive producer David L. Wolper, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, Stan Winston and others; behind-the-scenes documentary "Remembering Roots"; DVD-ROM features: Roots family tree and web site links. 
508 |a Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones. 
511 0 |a Cast: LeVar Burton, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Lorne Green, Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Robert Reed, Lou Gossett. 
520 |a An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow. 
521 8 |a MPAA rating: Not rated. 
538 |a DVD; Dolby digital mono; standard version. 
546 |a In English with optional soundtrack in Spanish and optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. 
586 8 |a 9 Emmy awards (1976-77); George Foster Peabody award (1977); Television Critics Circle awards (1977); Golden Globe award (1977). 
600 1 0 |a Haley, Alex  |v Drama. 
600 3 0 |a Kinte family  |v Drama. 
600 3 0 |a Haley family  |v Drama. 
650 0 |a African Americans  |v Biography  |v Drama. 
655 4 |a Video recordings for the hearing impaired.  |2 lcsh. 
700 1 |a Margulies, Stan. 
700 1 |a Blinn, William. 
700 1 |a Chomsky, Marvin J.,  |d 1929- 
700 1 |a Burton, LeVar. 
700 1 |a Amos, John,  |d 1939- 
700 1 |a Vereen, Ben. 
700 1 |a Tyson, Cicely. 
700 1 |a Rasulala, Thalmus,  |d 1939-1991. 
700 1 |a Asner, Edward. 
700 1 |a Waite, Ralph,  |d 1928-2014. 
700 1 |a Greene, Lorne. 
700 1 |a Morrow, Vic,  |d 1931-1982. 
700 1 |a Connors, Chuck,  |d 1921-1992. 
700 1 |a Larner, Stevan. 
700 1 |a Wilcots, Joseph M. 
700 1 |a Heckert, James T. 
700 1 |a Kirby, Peter. 
700 1 |a Fried, Gerald. 
700 1 |a Jones, Quincy,  |d 1933- 
710 2 |a Wolper Productions. 
710 2 |a Warner Bros. Television. 
710 2 |a Warner Home Video (Firm) 
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