![Cover image for Roots / David L. Wolper Productions ; Warner Bros. Television ; producer, Stan Margulies ; writer, William Blinn [and others] ; director, Marvin J. Chomsky [and others].](https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&client=dakop&upc=085393745622&oclc=&isbn=9780790763958&issn=/LC.JPG "Cover image for Roots / David L. Wolper Productions ; Warner Bros. Television ; producer, Stan Margulies ; writer, William Blinn [and others] ; director, Marvin J. Chomsky [and others].")
Title:
Roots / David L. Wolper Productions ; Warner Bros. Television ; producer, Stan Margulies ; writer, William Blinn [and others] ; director, Marvin J. Chomsky [and others].
ISBN:
9780790763958
9781419850219
9780780667167
Publication Information:
[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2002]
Physical Description:
3, 4 or 7 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977.
Based on the novel by Alex Haley.
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono.
Contents:
Special features and enhancements vary by copy. 25th anniversary edition contains 3 videodiscs; 30th anniversary edition contains 4 videodiscs. 30th anniversary edition also includes 2007 documentary "Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation" some copies also include the 2002 documentary "Remembering Roots."
Summary:
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boy's abduction to America and continued throughout the generations that followed.
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Added Author:
Language Note:
English or Spanish dialogue. Optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Performer:
John Amos, Maya Angelou, Edward Asner, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton, Macdonald Carey, Olivia Cole, Gary Collins, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Brad Davis, Sandy Duncan, Lynda Day George, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene, Moses Gunn, George Hamilton, Hilly Hicks, Burl Ives, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Carolyn Jones, Doug McClure, Ian McShane, Lynne Moody, Vic Morrow, Thalmus Rasulala, Robert Reed, Harry Rhodes, Richard Roundtree, Raymond St. Jacques, John Schuck, Paul Shenar, O.J. Simpson, Madge Sinclair, Beverly Todd, Cicely Tyson, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Ralph Waite, William Watson, Ren Woods.
Production Credits:
Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.
OCLC Number:
ocm48615043
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
