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Roots / Roots, the next generations

Roots: 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 Author: Warner Bros. Television
Other Authors: Burton, LeVar (Actor, Commentator), Allen, Debbie, 1950- (Actor), Amos, John, 1939- (Actor), Angelou, Maya (Actor), Asner, Edward (Actor, Commentator), Barrie, Barbara (Actor), Blinn, William (Commentator, developer,), Brando, Marlon (Actor), Bridges, Lloyd (Actor), Broderick, James (Actor), Brown, Georg Stanford (Director, Actor), Cara, Irene, 1959- (Actor), Carey, Macdonald (Actor), Carroll, Diahann (Actor), Casey, Bernie (Actor), Chamberlin, Lee (Actor), Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929- (Director), Cohen, M. Charles (Actor), Cole, Olivia, 1942- (Actor), Collins, Gary, 1938-2012 (Actor), Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992 (Actor), Constantine, Michael (Actor), Crothers, Scat Man (Actor), Culp, Robert, 1930-2010 (Actor), Cumbuka, Ji-Tu (Actor), Daly, James, 1918-1978 (Actor), Davis, Brad, 1949-1991 (Actor), De Havilland, Olivia (Actor), Dee, Ruby (Actor), Dubin, Charles (Director), Duncan, Sandy, 1946- (Actor, Commentator), Erman, John, 1935- (Director), Evans, Damon (Actor), Fell, Norman, 1924-1998 (Actor), Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Actor), Freeman, Al, Jr., 1934-2012 (Actor), Fried, Gerald (Actor), Gaillard, Slim (Actor), George, Lynda Day (Actor), Glass, Sydney A. (Screenwriter), Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936- (Actor), Greene, David, 1921-2003 (Director), Greene, Lorne (Actor, Commentator), Grier, Pam, 1949- (Actor), Grier, Rosey (Actor), Griffith, Andy, 1926-2012 (Actor), Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993 (Actor), Haley, Alex, Hamilton, George, 1939- (Actor), Harewood, Dorian (Actor), Heckert, James T. (Actor), Hicks, Hilly, 1950- (Actor), Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953- (Actor), Holliday, Kene (Actor), Ives, Burl, 1909-1995 (Actor), Johnson, Rafer, 1935- (Actor), Jones, Carolyn, 1930-1983 (Actor), Jones, James Earl (Actor), Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Kinoy, Ernest (Producer, Screenwriter, Actor), Kirby, Peter (Peter William) (Actor), Koslo, Paul, 1944- (Actor), Larner, Stevan (Actor), Lee, James, 1923-2002 (Actor), Long, Avon (Actor), Margulies, Stan (Producer), McClure, Doug, 1935-1995 (Actor), McGreevey, John (Screenwriter), McNeil, Claudia (Actor), McRae, Carmen (Actor), McShane, Ian, 1942- (Actor), Merrill, Dina (Actor), Moody, Lynne, 1950- (Actor, Commentator), Morgan, Harry, 1915-2011 (Actor), Morris, Greg (Actor), Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982 (Actor), Moses, Gilbert (Director), Mosley, Roger E., 1944- (Actor), Mumford, Thad (Screenwriter), O'Loughlin, Gerald S. (Actor), Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991 (Actor), Reed, Robert, 1932-1992 (Actor), Rhodes, Hari (Actor), Richards, Beah E. (Actor), Richards, Lloyd, 1919-2006 (Director), Rodriguez, Percy (Actor), Roundtree, Richard, 1942- (Actor), Rubinstein, John, 1946- (Actor), Schuck, John, 1940- (Actor), Shaw, Stan, 1952- (Actor), Shenar, Paul (Actor), Simpson, O. J., 1947- (Actor), Sinclair, Madge (Actor), Singer, Marc, 1948- (Actor), St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990 (Actor), Thomas, Richard, 1951- (Actor), Todd, Beverly, 1946- (Actor), Travis, Neil (Actor), Tyson, Cicely (Actor, Commentator), Uggams, Leslie (Actor, Commentator), Vereen, Ben (Actor), Voskovec, Jiří, 1905-1981 (Actor), Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014 (Actor), Watson, William, 1938-1997 (Actor), Wilcots, Joseph M., 1939- (Actor), Wilcox, Daniel (Screenwriter), Williams, Hal, 1938- (Actor), Winfield, Paul (Actor), Wolper, David L. (Commentator, executive producer,), Woods, Renn, 1958- (Actor)
Format: Videos DVD Binge Box DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
Subjects:
Haley, Alex > Drama.
Haley, Alex > Family > Drama.
Haley family > Drama.
Jackson family > Drama.
Kinte family > Drama.
Moore family > Drama.
African American families > Drama.
African Americans > Drama.
African Americans > History > Drama.
Slavery > United States > Drama.
Southern States > History > Drama.
United States > History > Drama.
Biographical television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical films.
Historical television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Television serials.
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Summary:Roots: 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.
Roots: The Next Generations: Follows the Haley family from the post-Civil War era until the more contemporary but still turbulent time of the 1960s and '70s, when Alex himself begins his research into the discovery of his roots.
Item Description:This item includes individually released seasons that have been repackaged together.
Roots has "Dual-layer discs."
"Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.
Based on "Roots" and "Search" and additional material by Alex Haley.
Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley.
Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977.
Roots: special features (discs 1 & 2): optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions.
Roots: special features (disc 3): optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions; "Roots" family tree; "Remembering 'Roots'" featurette (c2002, 19 min.).
Roots: special features (disc 4): "The phenomenon of 'Roots'" (aka: "'Roots' : one year later") television documentary (c1978, 48 minutes) ; "Crossing over : how 'Roots' captivated an entire nation" featurette (c2007, 20 minutes).
Roots: the next generations: special features: Behind-the-scenes documentary "Roots: the next generations: the legacy continues."
Physical Description:8 videodiscs (1261 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono.
Audience:Not rated
Awards: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.
Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama.
Production Credits:Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.
ISBN:1419846906
1419850210
9781419846908
9781419850219

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