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Roots (2016)

The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War.

Other Authors: Konner, Lawrence (Screenwriter), Rosenthal, Mark D. (Screenwriter), McDonald, Alison (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter), Murray, Charles (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter), Coleman, Chad (Actor), Corinealdi, Emayatzy, 1980- (Actor), Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (Actor), Goode, Matthew, 1978- (Actor), T. I. (Rapper) (Actor), Kirby, Malachi (Actor), Luke, Derek, 1974- (Actor), Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan, 1977- (Actor), Page, RegeĢ-Jean (Actor), Paquin, Anna (Actor), Phifer, Mekhi, 1975- (Actor), Purefoy, James, 1964- (Actor), Rose, Anika Noni, 1972- (Actor), Tazel, Erica (Actor), Threatt, Sedale, Jr. (Actor), Whitaker, Forest (Actor), Carter, Ruth E. (Costume designer), Cilliers, Diana (Costume designer), Heffes, Alex (composer (expression)), Miller, Philip, 1964- (composer (expression)), Meir, Sharone (director of photography.), Menzies, Peter, Jr (director of photography.), Haley, Alex.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Spanish
Published: [Santa Monica, California] : A&E Television Networks, LLC, [2016]
Subjects:
Kinte family > Drama.
Haley family > Drama.
Haley, Alex > Television adaptations.
Slavery > United States > Drama.
African Americans > United States > Drama.
Abolitionists > United States > Drama.
African American families > United States > Drama.
Historical television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Summary: The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War.
Item Description: Based on Alex Haley's best selling novel.
Special feature: Roots: A history revealed.
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs., 29 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience: Rating: TV14.
Production Credits: Costume designers, Ruth E. Carter (nights 1-4), Diana Cilliers (night 1) ; music by Alex Heffes (nights 1-4), Philip Miller (night 1) ; edited by Martin Nicholson, Greg Babor (night 1), James D. Wilcox (night 2), Neil Mandelberg (night 3), David Beatty (night 4) ; production designers, Ida Random (nights 1-4), Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson (night 1) ; directors of photography, Sharone Meir (night 1), Peter Menzies, Jr. (nights 2-4).

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