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Roots / DVD

Amos, John 1939- (Added Author). Angelou, Maya (Added Author). Asner, Edward (Added Author). Blinn, William (Added Author). Bridges, Lloyd (Added Author). Brown, Georg Stanford (Added Author). Burton, LeVar (Added Author). Chomsky, Marvin J. 1929- (Added Author). Cohen, M. Charles (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). Haley, Alex Roots. (Added Author). Hamilton, George 1939- (Added Author). Jones, Quincy 1933- (Added Author). Kinoy, Ernest (Added Author). Lee, James 1923- (Added Author). Margulies, Stan (Added Author). Morrow, Vic 1931-1982 (Added Author). Moses, Gilbert (Added Author). Reed, Robert 1932-1992 (Added Author). Roundtree, Richard 1942-2023 (Added Author). Simpson, O. J. 1947- (Added Author). Tyson, Cicely (Added Author). Uggams, Leslie (Added Author). Vereen, Ben (Added Author). Waite, Ralph 1928- (Added Author). Warner Bros. Television. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Wolper Productions. (Added Author). Maya Angelou, LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed, Lorne Green, Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, George Hamilton, Richard Roundtree, Ben Vereen, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Cicely Tyson. (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: 9781419850219
ISBN: 1419850210
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (645 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: 30th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007], c1977.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Alex Haley. Special features: Disc 4: "Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation" newly created featurette ; "Roots: one year later" documentary ; audio commentary from key cast memebers including LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, and Ed Asner.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; original music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones ; costume designer, Jack Martell.
Participant or Performer Note:	Maya Angelou, LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed, Lorne Green, Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, George Hamilton, Richard Roundtree, Ben Vereen, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Cicely Tyson.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	DVD release of the original ABC television broadcast, January, 1977.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD ; region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
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.