Roots
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Margulies, Stan. Producer
Blinn, William. Screenwriter
Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929- Director
Burton, LeVar. Actor
Amos, John, 1939- Actor
Published
[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2001].
Format
DVD
Edition
25th anniversary ed., standard version; Digitally remastered.
ISBN
0790763958, 9780790763958
Physical Desc
3 DVD's (573 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
On Shelf
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Published
[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2001].
Edition
25th anniversary ed., standard version; Digitally remastered.
Language
English
ISBN
0790763958, 9780790763958
UPC
085393745622

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Alex Haley.
General Note
Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977; released as videodisc on Jan. 15, 2002.
General Note
Special features: Digitally remastered image and audio from restored elements; commentary by executive producer David L. Wolper, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, Stan Winston and others; behind-the-scenes documentary "Remembering Roots"; DVD-ROM features: Roots family tree and web site links.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.
Participants/Performers
LeVar Burton, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Lorne Green, Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Robert Reed, Lou Gossett.
Description
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 boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital mono; double sided.
Language
In English with optional soundtrack in Spanish and optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
9 Emmy awards (1976-77); George Foster Peabody award (1977); Television Critics Circle awards (1977); Golden Globe award (1977).

Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Drama.
Biographical television programs
Fiction television programs.
Film adaptations.
Haley family -- Drama.
Haley, Alex -- Drama.
Kinte family -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Television programs -- United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Feature films.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Margulies, S., Blinn, W., Chomsky, M. J., Burton, L., Amos, J., Vereen, B., Tyson, C., Rasulala, T., Asner, E., Waite, R., Greene, L., Morrow, V., Connors, C., Larner, S., Wilcots, J. M., Heckert, J. T., Kirby, P., Fried, G., & Jones, Q. (2001). Roots (25th anniversary ed., standard version; Digitally remastered.). Warner Home Video.

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

Stan. Margulies et al.. 2001. Roots. [United States]: Warner Home Video.

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

Stan. Margulies et al.. Roots [United States]: Warner Home Video, 2001.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Margulies, S., Blinn, W., Chomsky, M. J., Burton, L., Amos, J., Vereen, B. and Tyson, C. et al (2001). Roots. 25th anniversary ed., standard version; Digitally remastered. [United States]: Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Margulies, Stan., et al. Roots 25th anniversary ed., standard version; Digitally remastered., Warner Home Video, 2001.

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