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Roots
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Margulies, Stan, television producer.
Blinn, William, screenwriter.
Cohen, M. Charles, screenwriter.
Kinoy, Ernest, screenwriter.
Lee, James, 1923-2002, screenwriter.
Blinn, William, screenwriter.
Cohen, M. Charles, screenwriter.
Kinoy, Ernest, screenwriter.
Lee, James, 1923-2002, screenwriter.
Published
Burbank CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2016].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
40th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (587 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (32 pages)
Status
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Owen - Adult DVD | ROO DVD #1243 | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American families -- Drama.
African Americans -- Drama.
African Americans -- History -- Drama.
Biographical television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Haley family -- Drama.
Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama.
Historical television programs.
Jackson family -- Drama.
Kinte family -- Drama.
Moore family -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- Drama.
Southern States -- History -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
African Americans -- Drama.
African Americans -- History -- Drama.
Biographical television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Haley family -- Drama.
Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama.
Historical television programs.
Jackson family -- Drama.
Kinte family -- Drama.
Moore family -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- Drama.
Southern States -- History -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American families.
African Americans.
Biographical television programs.
Drama.
Families.
Fiction television programs.
Haley family.
Haley, Alex.
Historical television programs.
History.
Jackson family.
Kinte family.
Moore family.
Slavery.
Southern States.
Television mini-series.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
African Americans.
Biographical television programs.
Drama.
Families.
Fiction television programs.
Haley family.
Haley, Alex.
Historical television programs.
History.
Jackson family.
Kinte family.
Moore family.
Slavery.
Southern States.
Television mini-series.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
Burbank CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2016].
Edition
40th anniversary edition.
Language
English
UPC
883929525096
Notes
General Note
Title from disc surface.
General Note
Fullscreen.
General Note
Special features: The American story continues; the cast looks back; Crossing over; Connecting with the past; The struggle to make roots; Levar Burton: Original screen test; Alex Haley interview by David Frost; Roots, one year later
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones ; executive producer, David L. Wolper.
Participants/Performers
LeVar Burton, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Lorne Greene, Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Robert Reed, Lou Gossett, Madge Sinclair, Olivia Cole.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1977.
Description
Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel about his African ancestors, that followed several generations in the lives of a slave family.
System Details
Blu-ray, fullscreen presentation; requires Blu-ray player; 1080i High Definition; Dolby Digital 2.0 (English, Francais, Espanol); DTS-HD Master Audio. (Aspect ratio incorrectly identified as 1.78:1 widescreen on packaging.)
Language
English, Spanish, French or Italian dialogue; Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. (Some language choices not listed on container.)
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Margulies, S., Blinn, W., Cohen, M. C., Kinoy, E., Lee, J., Chomsky, M. J., Erman, J., Greene, D., Moses, G., Burton, L., Reed, R., Amos, J., Vereen, B., Tyson, C., Rasulala, T., Asner, E., Waite, R., Greene, L., Morrow, V., Connors, C., Schuck, J., Uggams, L., Gossett, L., Jr., Sinclair, M., Cole, O., Larner, S., Wilcots, J. M., Heckert, J. T., Travis, N., Fried, G., Jones, Q., & Wolper, D. L. (2016). Roots (40th anniversary edition.). Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stan, Margulies et al.. 2016. Roots. Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stan, Margulies et al.. Roots Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Margulies, Stan,, et al. Roots 40th anniversary edition., Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2016.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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