| Mention D'édition |
25th anniversary ed. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (573 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Notes |
Based on the novel by Alex Haley. |
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Not rated. |
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Special features: Commentary by 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. |
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Special DVD-ROM features: Roots family tree and web site links. |
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Originally produced for television broadcast in 1977. |
| Credits |
Producer, Stan Margulies ; writer, William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, Ernest Kinoy James Lee ; director, Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones. |
| Cast |
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, Maya Angelou, Lloyd Bridges, George Stanford Brown, McDonald Carey, Olivia Cole; Gary Collins, Scatman Crothers, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Brad Davis, Sandy Duncan, Lynda Day George, Moses Gunn, George Hamilton; Hilly Hicks, Burl Ives, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Carolyn Jones, Doug McClure, Ian McShane, Lynne Moody, Harry Rhodes, Richard Roundtree, Raymond St Jacques, Paul Shenar, O.J. Simpson, Madge Sinclair, Beverly Todd, William Watson, Ren Woods. |
| Summary |
Traces Alex Haley's family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured in Africa and sold into slavery in America. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continued throughout the generations that followed. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Notes |
English or Spanish language tracks; English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Sujet |
Haley, Alex.
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Kinte family.
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Haley family.
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Afro-Americans -- Biography.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Autre Auteur |
Blinn, William.
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Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-
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Burton, LeVar.
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Amos, John, 1939-
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Vereen, Ben.
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Tyson, Cicely.
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Wolper Productions.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0790763958 |
| Standard No. |
085393745622 |
| Music # |
37456 Warner Home Video |
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