Roots the complete original series [3-disc set].

Blu-ray 2016

Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel about his African ancestors that 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 where Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.

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ISBN:

9786316489104

Edition:

40th anniversary edition; Blu-ray version

Description:

3 videodiscs (587 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital optical Dolby Digital 2.0 (English, Francais, Espanol) DTS-HD Master Audio
videodisc
HDTV
video file Blu-Ray 1080i High Definition
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

Roots, 40th anniversary edition
Roots (Television program : 1977)

Notes:

Originally broadcast in 1977
Special features: The American story continues; the cast looks back; Crossing over; Connecting with the past; The struggle to make roots; Levar Burton: Original screen test; Alex Haley interview by David Frost; Roots, one year later
Levar Burton, Olivia Cole, Robert Reed, John Amos, Leslie Uggams, Vic Morrow, Madge Sinclair, Ben Vereen, Louis Gossett Jr
Blu-ray, widescreen (4x3, 1.78:1) presentation; requires Blu-ray player; 1080i High Definition; Dolby Digital 2.0 (English, Francais, Espanol); DTS-HD Master Audio
English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

Contents:

Disc 1. Episodes 1-3
Disc 2. Episodes 4-6
Disc 3. Episodes 7-8

LCCN:

be2016021412

Control Number:

3054885

UPC:

883929525096

Other Authors:

Amos, John, 1939-2024
Angelou, Maya
Asner, Edward
Blinn, William
Bridges, Lloyd
Brown, Georg Stanford
Burton, LeVar
Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022
Cohen, M. Charles
Duncan, Sandy, 1946-
Erman, John, 1935-2021
Fried, Gerald
George, Lynda Day
Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024
Greene, David, 1921-2003
Greene, Lorne
Haley, Alex. Roots
Hamilton, George, 1939-
Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024
Kinoy, Ernest
Lee, James, 1923-2002
Margulies, Stan
Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982
Moses, Gilbert
Reed, Robert, 1932-1992
Roundtree, Richard, 1942-2023
Simpson, O. J., 1947-2024
Tyson, Cicely
Uggams, Leslie
Vereen, Ben
Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014

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