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Title:

Roots [videorecording] [DVD] / a David L. Wolper production ; Warner Bros. Television ; produced by Stan Margulies ; written for television by William Blinn and Ernest Kinoy ; directed by David Green.

Format:

[DVD] /

Edition:

30th anniversary ed.

Publisher:

Warner Home Video

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

DVD; Region 1; standard version; Dolby digital mono. DVD-ROM system requirements: InterActual compatible player (included on this disc); Microsoft Windows 98SE or later; Microsoft IE 5.5 SP1; Macromedia Flash Player 7; Internet connection; DVD-ROM drive; ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Biographical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD--Video discs.
African Americans--Drama.--To 1863--Drama.
Historical films.
Southern States--Drama.--Colonial period, ca. 1600--1775--Drama.
Southern States--Drama.--Revolution, 1775--1783--Drama.
Slavery--Drama.--Drama.
Television mini--series.
Slaveholders--Drama.--Drama.
African American families--Drama.
Television serials.
Confederate States of America--Drama.--Drama.

Other Authors:

Margulies, Stan.
Blinn, William.
Kinoy, Ernest.
Chomsky, Marvin J.
Greene, David.
Angelou, Maya.
Burton, LeVar.
Asner, Edward.
Simpson, O. J.
Waite, Ralph.
Gossett, Louis.
Reed, Robert.
Greene, Lorne.
George, Lynda Day.
Morrow, Vic.
Amos, John.
Duncan, Sandy.
Uggams, Leslie.
Hamilton, George.
Roundtree, Richard.
Vereen, Ben.
Bridges, Lloyd.
Brown, Georg Stanford.
Tyson, Cicely.
Fried, Gerald.
Jones, Quincy.
Haley, Alex Roots.
Wolper Productions.
Warner Bros. Television.
Warner Home Video (Firm).

Notes:

Special features: Disc 4: "Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation" newly created featurette, "Roots: one year later" documentary hosted by Louis Gossett, Jr., audio commentary with video option from key cast members including LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, and Ed Asner. 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. MPAA rating: Not rated. Based on the novel by Alex Haley. Cast: 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.

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.

ISBN:

1419850210
9781419850219

Locations:

YYPC162 -- Mechanicsville Public Library (Mechanicsville)

YMPD532 -- Monticello Public Library (Monticello)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)