Roots
(DVD)
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007?].
Format
DVD
Edition
30th anniversary ed.
ISBN
085391144854, 1419850210
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (573 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Public Library - Adult Section | DVD/1385 ROO DYS | On Shelf |
| Forest Hill Public Library - Adult Section | DVD/1386 ROO DYS | On Shelf |
| Forest Hill Public Library - Adult Section | ROO DYS 1383-disc 1 | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American families -- Drama.
African Americans -- History -- To 1863 -- Drama.
Confederate States of America -- History -- Drama.
Slaveholders -- Southern States -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- Drama.
Southern States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama.
Southern States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama.
African Americans -- History -- To 1863 -- Drama.
Confederate States of America -- History -- Drama.
Slaveholders -- Southern States -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- Drama.
Southern States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama.
Southern States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama.
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007?].
Edition
30th anniversary ed.
Language
English
ISBN
085391144854, 1419850210
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Alex Haley.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; original music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones ; costume designer, Jack Martell.
Participants/Performers
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.
Date/Time and Place of Event
DVD release of the original ABC television broadcast, January, 1977.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; standard version; Dolby digital mono.
System Details
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; DirectShow compatible DVD decoder. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Mac OS.
Language
English or Spanish dialogue with English, French or Spanish subtitles and closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dyson, M. E. a. H., Amos, J., Angelou, M., Asner, E., Blinn, W., Burton, L., Chomsky, M. J., Duncan, S., George, L. D., Gossett, L., Greene, D., Greene, L., Kinoy, E., Margulies, S., Morrow, V., Reed, R., Simpson, O. J., Uggams, L., & Waite, R. (2007). Roots (30th anniversary ed.). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Eric and Haley Dyson et al.. 2007. Roots. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Eric and Haley Dyson et al.. Roots Warner Home Video, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dyson, Michael Eric and Haley, et al. Roots 30th anniversary ed., Warner Home Video, 2007.
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