Roots
(DVD - Series) 

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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American families -- Drama
African Americans -- Drama
African Americans -- History -- Drama
Biographical television programs
Fiction television programs
Film adaptations
Haley family -- Drama
Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama
Historical television programs
Jackson family -- Drama
Kinte family -- Drama
Moore family -- Drama
Roots (Television program : 1977)
Slavery -- Drama
Southern States -- History -- Drama
Television mini-series
Television programs for the hearing impaired
Television series.
United States -- History -- Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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Edition
30th anniversary ed
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs : sd., col., double sided ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
UPC
085391144854

Notes

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. Special features (disc 4): "The phenomenon of 'Roots'" (aka: "'Roots' : one year later") television documentary (c1978, 48 min.) ; "Crossing over : how 'Roots' captivated an entire nation" featurette (c2007, 20 min.)
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.
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., 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 (30th anniversary ed). 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 30th anniversary ed, Warner Home Video, 2007.

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