Roots

David L Wolper Productions ; Warner Bros Television ; produced by Stan Margulies ; written by William Blinn M Charles Cohen Ernest Kinoy James Lee ; directed by Marvin J Chomsky John Erman David Greene Gilbert Moses
videorecording (DVD) - 2007

Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The sage 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 where Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haley, Alex
Corporate Authors: Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Other Authors: Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-, Erman, John, 1935-, Greene, David, 1921-2003, Moses, Gilbert, Angelou, Maya, Burton, LeVar, Asner, Edward
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2007.
Edition:30th anniversary ed.
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260 |a Burbank, CA :  |b Warner Home Video,  |c c2007. 
300 |a 4 videodiscs (645 min.) :  |b sd., col. ;  |c 4 3/4 in. 
538 |a DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. 
546 |a Closed-captioned. 
511 1 |a 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. 
508 |a Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; original music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones ; costume designer, Jack Martell. 
500 |a Based on the novel by Alex Haley. 
500 |a Originally broadcast on ABC, January 1977. 
521 8 |a Not rated. 
520 |a Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The sage 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 where Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation. 
500 |a Based on the book by Alex Haley. 
500 |a Special features: Disc 4: "The triumph of 'Roots'" newly created featurette; "Roots: one year later" documentary; audio commentary from key cast members including La Var Burton, Cicely Tyson and Ed Asner. 
586 8 |a Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama. 
586 8 |a 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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650 0 |a African American families  |v Drama. 
650 0 |a Slavery  |z United States  |v Drama. 
650 0 |a Slaveholders  |z Southern States  |v Drama. 
650 0 |a African Americans  |x History  |y To 1863  |v Drama. 
651 0 |a Southern States  |x History  |y Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775  |v Drama. 
651 0 |a Southern States  |x History  |y Revolution, 1775-1783  |v Drama. 
651 0 |a Confederate States of America  |x History  |v Drama. 
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700 1 |a Greene, David,  |d 1921-2003. 
700 1 |a Moses, Gilbert. 
700 1 |a Angelou, Maya. 
700 1 |a Burton, LeVar. 
700 1 |a Asner, Edward. 
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