Roots / a David L. Wolper production ; Warner Bros. Television ; producer, Stan Margulies ; written for television by Wiliam Blinn ... [et al.] ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky ... [et al.].
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FilmLanguage: English, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publisher: [United States] : Warner Home Video, [2001]Edition: 25th anniversary edDescription: 3 videodiscs (573 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscISBN: 0790763958Uniform titles: Roots (Television program : 1977) Subject(s): Haley, Alex -- Drama | Kinte family -- Drama | Haley family -- Drama | African Americans -- DramaGenre/Form: Television programs. | Films for the hearing impaired. Production credits: Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.Cast: LeVar Burton, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Lorne Green, Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Robert Reed, Lou Gossett.Summary: An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
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| DVD Video | A J M Library 868-5076 | DVD ROOTS (Browse shelf) | Available | 49358 |
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Standard version; double-sided.
Based on the novel by Alex Haley.
Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977; released as videodisc on Jan. 15, 2002.
Special features: Digitally remastered image and audio from restored elements; commentary by executive producer David L. Wolper, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, Stan Winston and others; behind-the-scenes documentary "Remembering Roots"; DVD-ROM features: Roots family tree and web site links.
Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.
LeVar Burton, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Lorne Green, Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Robert Reed, Lou Gossett.
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD.
In English with optional soundtrack in Spanish and optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
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