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Roots / developed for television by William Blinn ; executive producer, David L. Wolper ; producer, Stan Margulies ; a David L. Wolper production ; Warner Bros. Television.

Format Video (DVD)
Edition30th anniversary ed.
Publication InfoBurbank, CA : Warner Brothers Entertainment, ©2011.
Description7 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Haley, Alex--Family --Drama.
Haley family--Drama.
Jackson family--Drama.
Kinte family--Drama.
Moore family--Drama.
Haley, Alex--Television adaptations.
African Americans--Drama.
Slaveholders--Southern States --Drama.
African American families--Drama.
Slavery--United States --Drama.
African Americans--History --To 1863 --Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Southern States--History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 --Drama.
Southern States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Drama.
Confederate States of America--History --Drama.
United States--History --Drama.
Other author/creatorBlinn, William producer, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorWolper, David L. producer.
Other author/creatorMargulies, Stan producer.
Other author/creatorCohen, M. Charles, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorKinoy, Ernest, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorLee, James, 1923-2002 screenwriter.
Other author/creatorChomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022 director.
Other author/creatorErman, John, 1935-2021 director.
Other author/creatorGreene, David, 1921-2003 director.
Other author/creatorMoses, Gilbert director.
Other author/creatorAmos, John, 1939- actor.
Other author/creatorAngelou, Maya actor.
Other author/creatorAsner, Edward actor.
Other author/creatorBridges, Lloyd actor.
Other author/creatorBrown, Georg Stanford actor.
Other author/creatorBurton, LeVar actor.
Other author/creatorCarey, Macdonald actor.
Other author/creatorCole, Olivia, 1942-2018 actor.
Other author/creatorCollins, Gary, 1938-2012, actor.
Other author/creatorConnors, Chuck, 1921-1992, actor.
Other author/creatorCrothers, Scat Man actor.
Other author/creatorCumbuka, Ji-Tu actor.
Other author/creatorDavis, Brad, 1949-1991, actor.
Other author/creatorDuncan, Sandy, 1946- actor.
Other author/creatorGeorge, Lynda Day, actor.
Other author/creatorGossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024 actor.
Other author/creatorGreene, Lorne actor.
Other author/creatorGunn, Moses, 1929-1993 actor.
Other author/creatorHamilton, George, 1939- actor.
Other author/creatorHicks, Hilly, 1950- actor.
Other author/creatorIves, Burl, 1909-1995 actor.
Other author/creatorHilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953- actor.
Other author/creatorJones, Carolyn, 1930-1983 actor.
Other author/creatorMcClure, Doug, 1935-1995 actor.
Other author/creatorMcShane, Ian, 1942- actor.
Other author/creatorMoody, Lynne, 1950- actor.
Other author/creatorMorrow, Vic, 1931-1982, actor.
Other author/creatorRasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991 actor.
Other author/creatorReed, Robert, 1932-1992, actor.
Other author/creatorRhodes, Hari, actor.
Other author/creatorRoundtree, Richard, 1942-2023 actor.
Other author/creatorSt. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990 actor.
Other author/creatorSchuck, John, 1940- actor.
Other author/creatorShenar, Paul, actor.
Other author/creatorSimpson, O. J., 1947-2024 actor.
Other author/creatorSinclair, Madge actor.
Other author/creatorTodd, Beverly, 1946- actor.
Other author/creatorTyson, Cicely actor.
Other author/creatorUggams, Leslie actor.
Other author/creatorVereen, Ben actor.
Other author/creatorWaite, Ralph, 1928-2014, actor.
Other author/creatorWatson, William, 1938-1997, actor.
Other author/creatorWoods, Renn, 1958- actor.
Other author/creatorLarner, Stevan director of photography.
Other author/creatorWilcots, Joseph M., 1939-2009 director of photography.
Other author/creatorHeckert, James T., editor of moving image work.
Other author/creatorKirby, Peter (Peter William), editor of moving image work.
Other author/creatorTravis, Neil, 1936-2012, editor of moving image work.
Other author/creatorFried, Gerald composer.
Other author/creatorJones, Quincy, 1933- composer.
Other author/creatorHaley, Alex. Roots.
Other author/creatorWolper Productions.
Other author/creatorWarner Bros. Television.
Uniform titleRoots (Television program : 1977)
Contents disc 1. Episode 1 / written for television by William Blinn and Ernest Kinoy; directed by David Greene -- disc 2. Episode 2 / written for television by Ernest Kinoy and William Blinn; directed by David Greene (1st hour), John Erman (2nd hour) -- disc 3. Episode 3 / written for television by James Lee and William Blinn; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky -- disc 4. Episode 4 / written for television by James Lee (1st hour), M. Charles Cohen (2nd hour) ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky -- disc 5. Episode 5 / written for television by James Lee and William Blinn (1st hour), M. Charles Cohen (2nd hour); directed by Gilbert Moses -- disc 6. Episode 6 / written for television by M. Charles Cohen; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky; Remembering Roots (2002 ; ca. 19 min.) -- disc 7. Roots: one year later (1978; ca. 48 min.); Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation (2007 ; 20 min.)
Abstract 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.
General noteBased on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley.
General noteSpecial features : cast and crew commentaries with video option; documentaries.
General noteDisc 5 menu screen erroneously states it is a double-sided disc.
General noteOriginally produced as a television miniseries in 1977.
General note"Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.
CreditsDirectors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.
Cast 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.
Audience Not rated Warner Home Video.
Technical detailsDVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono ; standard screen.
LanguageIn English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed captioned.
Awards noteGolden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama.
Awards noteEmmy 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 (Greene, ep. 1); Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series (Gossett) ; Outstanding Limited Series ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series (Asner) ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series Cole) ; Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Kinoy, Blinn; ep.2).
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formTelevision mini-series.
Genre/formHistorical television programs.
Genre/formBiographical television programs.
Genre/formTelevision adaptations.
Genre/formFiction television programs.
Genre/formTelevision programs United States.
Genre/formDrama.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formTelevision adaptations.
Other titleRemembering Roots.
Other titleCrossing over : how Roots captivated an entire nation.
Other titleRoots : one year later.
ISBN0780667166
ISBN9780780667167
UPC 883929161867

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