Roots
(DVD, Video)

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Contributors

Blinn, William, developer,
Wolper, David L., executive producer,
Margulies, Stan, producer.
Cohen, M. Charles, actor.
Kinoy, Ernest, actor.

Published

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007].

Format

DVD, Video

Edition

Thirtieth anniversary edition.

ISBN

1419850210, 9781419850219

Physical Desc

4 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Copies

Location	Format	Call Number	Note	Status
Roanoke Public Library - VIDEO - Video: Television	Video	TV ROO		On Shelf
Haltom City Public Library - DVD	DVD	DVD ROO	30th Anniversary edition on 4 discs. Discs 1,2,& 3 double sided	On Shelf
Saginaw Public Library - DVD	DVD	DVD ROO		On Shelf
Watauga Public Library - DVD	DVD	TV DRAMA ROO		On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects

African American families -- Drama.
African Americans -- Drama.
African Americans -- History -- Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Haley family -- Drama.
Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama.
Jackson family -- Drama.
Kinte family -- Drama.
Moore family -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- Drama.
Southern States -- History -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Drama.

Other Subjects

DVD-Video discs.

More Details

Published

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007].

Edition

Thirtieth anniversary edition.

Language

English

ISBN

1419850210, 9781419850219

UPC

085391144854

Notes

General Note

"Dual-layer discs."

General Note

Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley.

General Note

Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977.

General Note

Special features (discs 1 & 2): optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions.

General Note

Special features (disc 3): optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions; "Roots" family tree; "Remembering 'Roots'" featurette (c2002, 19 min.).

General Note

Special features (disc 4): "The phenomenon of 'Roots'" (aka: "'Roots' : one year later") television documentary (c1978, 48 minutes) ; "Crossing over : how 'Roots' captivated an entire nation" featurette (c2007, 20 minutes).

General Note

"Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.

Creation/Production Credits

Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.

Participants/Performers

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.

Description

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.

Target Audience

Not rated,Warner Home Video.

System Details

DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono.

Language

In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.

Language

Closed-captioned.

Awards

Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama.

Awards

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.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Blinn, W., Wolper, D. L., Margulies, S., Cohen, M. C., Kinoy, E., Lee, J., Chomsky, M. J., Erman, J., Greene, D., Moses, G., Amos, J., Angelou, M., Asner, E., Bridges, L., Brown, G. S., Burton, L., Carey, M., Cole, O., Collins, G., Connors, C., Crothers, S. M., Cumbuka, J., Davis, B., Duncan, S., George, L. D., Gossett, L., Jr., Greene, L., Gunn, M., Hamilton, G., Hicks, H., Ives, B., Hilton-Jacobs, L., Jones, C., McClure, D., McShane, I., Moody, L., Morrow, V., Rasulala, T., Reed, R., Rhodes, H., Roundtree, R., St. Jacques, R., Schuck, J., Shenar, P., Simpson, O. J., Sinclair, M., Todd, B., Tyson, C., Uggams, L., Vereen, B., Waite, R., Watson, W., Woods, R., Larner, S., Wilcots, J. M., Heckert, J. T., Kirby, P., Travis, N., Fried, G., Jones, Q., & Haley, A. (2007). Roots (Thirtieth anniversary edition.). Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William, Blinn et al.. 2007. Roots. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William, Blinn et al.. Roots Warner Home Video, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Blinn, William,, et al. Roots Thirtieth anniversary edition., Warner Home Video, 2007.

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