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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.

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Corporate Authors: Wolper Productions, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Blinn, William, Wolper, David L., Margulies, Stan, Cohen, M. Charles, Kinoy, Ernest, Lee, James, 1923-2002, Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-, Erman, John, 1935-, Greene, David, 1921-2003, Moses, Gilbert, Amos, John, 1939-, Angelou, Maya, Asner, Edward, Bridges, Lloyd, Brown, Georg Stanford, Burton, LeVar, Carey, Macdonald, Cole, Olivia, 1942-, Collins, Gary, 1938-2012, Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992, Crothers, Scat Man, Cumbuka, Ji-Tu, Davis, Brad, 1949-1991, Duncan, Sandy, 1946-, George, Lynda Day, Gossett, Louis, 1936-, Greene, Lorne, Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993, Hamilton, George, 1939-, Hicks, Hilly, 1950-, Ives, Burl, 1909-1995, Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953-, Jones, Carolyn, 1930-1983, McClure, Doug, 1935-1995, McShane, Ian, 1942-, Moody, Lynne, 1950-, Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982, Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991, Reed, Robert, 1932-1992, Rhodes, Hari, Roundtree, Richard, 1942-, St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-, Schuck, John, 1940-, Shenar, Paul, Simpson, O. J., 1947-, Sinclair, Madge, Todd, Beverly, 1946-, Tyson, Cicely, Uggams, Leslie, Vereen, Ben, Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014, Watson, William, 1938-1997, Woods, Ren, Larner, Stevan, Wilcots, Joseph M., 1939-, Heckert, James T., Kirby, Peter (Peter William), Travis, Neil, Fried, Gerald, Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Haley, Alex
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2007.
Edition:30th anniversary ed.
Subjects:
Haley, Alex > Family > Drama.
Haley family > Drama.
Jackson family > Drama.
Kinte family > Drama.
Moore family > Drama.
African Americans > Drama.
African American families > Drama.
Slavery > United States > Drama.
African Americans > History > Drama.
Southern States > History > Drama.
United States > History > Drama.
Television serials.
Historical films.
Historical television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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245 0 0 |a Roots  |h [videodisc] /  |c developed for television by William Blinn ; executive producer, David L. Wolper ; producer, Stan Margulies ; written for television by William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses ; a David L. Wolper production. 
250 |a 30th anniversary ed. 
260 |a Burbank, CA :  |b Warner Home Video,  |c c2007. 
300 |a 7 videodiscs (573 min.) :  |b sd., col. ;  |c 4 3/4 in. 
538 |a DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono. 
546 |a In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. 
546 |a Closed-captioned. 
511 1 |a John Amos, Maya Angelou, Edward Asner, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton, Macdonald Carey, Olivia Cole, Gary Collins, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Brad Davis, Sandy Duncan, Lynda Day George, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene, Moses Gunn, George Hamilton, Hilly Hicks, Burl Ives, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Carolyn Jones, Doug McClure, Ian McShane, Lynne Moody, Vic Morrow, Thalmus Rasulala, Robert Reed, Harry Rhodes, Richard Roundtree, Raymond St. Jacques, John Schuck, Paul Shenar, O.J. Simpson, Madge Sinclair, Beverly Todd, Cicely Tyson, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Ralph Waite, William Watson, Ren Woods. 
508 |a Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones. 
500 |a Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley. 
500 |a Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977. 
500 |a Special features (discs 1-6): optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions. 
500 |a Special feature (disc 6): 2002 documentary "Remembering Roots." 
500 |a Special features (disc 7): 2007 documentary "Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation" hosted by William Haley and LeVar Burton ; Documentary "Roots one year later" hosted by Louis Gosset Jr. 
500 |a "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container. 
521 8 |a Not rated  |b Warner Home Video. 
520 |a An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era. 
586 8 |a Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama. 
586 8 |a Emmy Awards, 1977: Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Series ; Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) ; Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series ; Outstanding Limited Series ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series ; Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series. 
505 0 |a Disc 1: episode 1 ; Disc 2: episode 2 ; Disc 3: episode 3 ; Disc 4: episode 4 ; Disc 5: episode 5 ; Disc 6: episode 6 and Remembering Roots ; Disc 7: Crossing over : how Roots captivated an entire nation -- Roots : one year later. 
600 1 0 |a Haley, Alex  |x Family  |v Drama. 
600 3 0 |a Haley family  |v Drama. 
600 3 0 |a Jackson family  |v Drama. 
600 3 0 |a Kinte family  |v Drama. 
600 3 0 |a Moore family  |v Drama. 
650 0 |a African Americans  |v Drama. 
650 0 |a African American families  |v Drama. 
650 0 |a Slavery  |z United States  |v Drama. 
650 0 |a African Americans  |x History  |v Drama. 
651 0 |a Southern States  |x History  |v Drama. 
651 0 |a United States  |x History  |v Drama. 
655 7 |a Television serials.  |2 gsafd 
655 7 |a Historical films.  |2 gsafd 
655 7 |a Historical television programs.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Biographical television programs.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Television programs for the hearing impaired.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Video recordings for the hearing impaired.  |2 lcgft 
700 1 |a Blinn, William. 
700 1 |a Wolper, David L. 
700 1 |a Margulies, Stan. 
700 1 |a Cohen, M. Charles. 
700 1 |a Kinoy, Ernest. 
700 1 |a Lee, James,  |d 1923-2002. 
700 1 |a Chomsky, Marvin J.,  |d 1929- 
700 1 |a Erman, John,  |d 1935- 
700 1 |a Greene, David,  |d 1921-2003. 
700 1 |a Moses, Gilbert. 
700 1 |a Amos, John,  |d 1939- 
700 1 |a Angelou, Maya. 
700 1 |a Asner, Edward. 
700 1 |a Bridges, Lloyd. 
700 1 |a Brown, Georg Stanford. 
700 1 |a Burton, LeVar. 
700 1 |a Carey, Macdonald. 
700 1 |a Cole, Olivia,  |d 1942- 
700 1 |a Collins, Gary,  |d 1938-2012. 
700 1 |a Connors, Chuck,  |d 1921-1992. 
700 1 |a Crothers, Scat Man. 
700 1 |a Cumbuka, Ji-Tu. 
700 1 |a Davis, Brad,  |d 1949-1991. 
700 1 |a Duncan, Sandy,  |d 1946- 
700 1 |a George, Lynda Day. 
700 1 |a Gossett, Louis,  |d 1936- 
700 1 |a Greene, Lorne. 
700 1 |a Gunn, Moses,  |d 1929-1993. 
700 1 |a Hamilton, George,  |d 1939- 
700 1 |a Hicks, Hilly,  |d 1950- 
700 1 |a Ives, Burl,  |d 1909-1995. 
700 1 |a Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence,  |d 1953- 
700 1 |a Jones, Carolyn,  |d 1930-1983. 
700 1 |a McClure, Doug,  |d 1935-1995. 
700 1 |a McShane, Ian,  |d 1942- 
700 1 |a Moody, Lynne,  |d 1950- 
700 1 |a Morrow, Vic,  |d 1931-1982. 
700 1 |a Rasulala, Thalmus,  |d 1939-1991. 
700 1 |a Reed, Robert,  |d 1932-1992. 
700 1 |a Rhodes, Hari. 
700 1 |a Roundtree, Richard,  |d 1942- 
700 1 |a St. Jacques, Raymond,  |d 1930- 
700 1 |a Schuck, John,  |d 1940- 
700 1 |a Shenar, Paul. 
700 1 |a Simpson, O. J.,  |d 1947- 
700 1 |a Sinclair, Madge. 
700 1 |a Todd, Beverly,  |d 1946- 
700 1 |a Tyson, Cicely. 
700 1 |a Uggams, Leslie. 
700 1 |a Vereen, Ben. 
700 1 |a Waite, Ralph,  |d 1928-2014. 
700 1 |a Watson, William,  |d 1938-1997. 
700 1 |a Woods, Ren. 
700 1 |a Larner, Stevan. 
700 1 |a Wilcots, Joseph M.,  |d 1939- 
700 1 |a Heckert, James T. 
700 1 |a Kirby, Peter  |q (Peter William) 
700 1 |a Travis, Neil. 
700 1 |a Fried, Gerald. 
700 1 |a Jones, Quincy,  |d 1933- 
700 1 |a Haley, Alex.  |t Roots. 
710 2 |a Wolper Productions. 
710 2 |a Warner Home Video (Firm) 
740 0 2 |a Remembering Roots  |h [videodisc] 
740 0 |a Roots : one year later  |h [videodisc] 
740 0 2 |a Crossing over : how Roots captivated an entire nation  |h [videodisc] 
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