Roots. Disc 1, Episode 1

DVD 2011

In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.

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ISBN:

0780667166

Edition:

Thirtieth anniversary edition

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
Dolby
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: 14A

Other Title:

Roots (Television program : 1977)

Notes:

Based on the book by Alex Haley
Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977
Special features: Commentary with cast and crew
Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones
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
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital; standard version
Languages: English & Spanish; subtitles: English, French & Spanish
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:

822213

UPC:

883929161867

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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