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Roots [videorecording] / 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.

Amos, John, 1939- (Added Author). Angelou, Maya. (Added Author). Asner, Edward. (Added Author). Blinn, William. (Added Author). Bridges, Lloyd. (Added Author). Bridges, Lloyd (Added Author). Brown, Georg Stanford. (Added Author). Burton, LeVar. (Added Author). Burton, LeVar (Added Author). Carey, Macdonald. (Added Author). Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929- (Added Author). Cohen, M. Charles. (Added Author). Cole, Olivia, 1942- (Added Author). Collins, Gary, 1938- (Added Author). Collins, Gary, 1938-2012 (Added Author). Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992 (Added Author). Crothers, Scat Man. (Added Author). Cumbuka, Ji-Tu. (Added Author). Davis, Brad, 1949-1991 (Added Author). Duncan, Sandy, 1946- (Added Author). Erman, John, 1935- (Added Author). Fried, Gerald. (Added Author). George, Lynda Day. (Added Author). Gossett, Louis, 1936- (Added Author). Green, Lorne. (Added Author). Greene, David, 1921- (Added Author). Greene, David, 1921-2003 (Added Author). Greene, Lorne. (Added Author). Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993 (Added Author). Haley, Alex. Roots. (Added Author). Haley, Alex Roots. (Added Author). Hamilton, George, 1939- (Added Author). Heckert, James T. (Added Author). Hicks, Hilly, 1950- (Added Author). Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953- (Added Author). Ives, Burl, 1909-1995 (Added Author). Jones, Carolyn, 1929-1983 (Added Author). Jones, Quincy, 1933- (Added Author). Kinoy, Ernest. (Added Author). Kirby, Peter. (Added Author). Larner, Stevan. (Added Author). Lee, James, 1923- (Added Author). Lee, James, 1923-2002 (Added Author). Margulies, Stan. (Added Author). McClure, Doug, 1935-1995 (Added Author). McShane, Ian, 1942- (Added Author). Moody, Lynne, 1950- (Added Author). Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982 (Added Author). Moses, Gilbert. (Added Author). Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991 (Added Author). Reed, Robert, 1932-1992 (Added Author). Rhodes, Hari. (Added Author). Roundtree, Richard, 1942-2023 (Added Author). Schuck, John, 1940- (Added Author). Schuck, John, 1944- (Added Author). Shenar, Paul. (Added Author). Simpson, O. J., 1947- (Added Author). Sinclair, Madge. (Added Author). St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990 (Added Author). Todd, Beverly, 1946- (Added Author). Travis, Neil. (Added Author). Tyson, Cicely. (Added Author). Uggams, Leslie. (Added Author). Vereen, Ben. (Added Author). Waite, Ralph, 1928- (Added Author). Watson, William, 1938-1997 (Added Author). Wilcots, Joseph M., 1939- (Added Author). Wolper, David L. (Added Author). Woods, Ren. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Television. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Wolper Productions. (Added Author). 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. (Cast).

Summary:

Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War, when Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419850210
  • ISBN: 9781419850219
  • Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: 30th anniversary edition
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.
Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley.
Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977.
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.).
Special features (disc 4): "The phenomenon of 'Roots'" (aka: "'Roots' : one year later") television documentary (c1978, 48 min.) ; "Crossing over : how 'Roots' captivated an entire nation" featurette (c2007, 20 min.).
Special features (discs 1 & 2): optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.
Participant or Performer Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated Warner Home Video.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:
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.

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  • 34 of 36 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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