Roots. Discs 3-4

DVD 2007

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.

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ISBN:

9781419850219
1419850210

Edition:

Thirtieth anniversary edition ; Full screen

Description:

2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
Dolby
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video rating: PG

Other Title:

Roots (Television program : 1977)

Notes:

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
Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; original music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones ; costume designer, Jack Martell
Maya Angelou, LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed, Lorne Greene, Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, George Hamilton, Richard Roundtree, Ben Vereen, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Cicely Tyson
DVD release of the original ABC television broadcast, January, 1977
DVD ; region 1; Dolby Digital
For private home use only
Closed-captioned
Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama
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

Control Number:

542078

UPC:

085391144854

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
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Wolper Productions

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