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Roots
(DVD)
Published
[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2001].
Format
DVD
Edition
25th anniversary ed. ; Standard full screen ver.
ISBN
0790763958
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color, double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2001].
Edition
25th anniversary ed. ; Standard full screen ver.
Language
English
ISBN
0790763958
Notes
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.
General Note
Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977.
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 novel, 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.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital mono; Region 1 encoded.
System Details
Enhanced DVD-ROM system requirements: IBM PC or compatible; 166 MHz Pentium processor; 32 MB available hard disc space; Microsoft Windows 95 or higher; DVD-ROM drive; ; Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher (included on disc). Will not work in CD-ROM drive or a Macintosh computer.
Language
English and Spanish language soundtracks with English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Closed captioned.
Awards
9 Emmy awards (1976-77); George Foster Peabody award (1977); Television Critics Circle awards (1977); Golden Globe award (1977).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burton, L., Amos, J., Vereen, B., Tyson, C., Asner, E., Greene, L., Margulies, S., Blinn, W., Chomsky, M. J., Rasulala, T., Waite, R., Morrow, V., Connors, C., Larner, S., Wilcots, J. M., Fried, G., & Jones, Q. (2001). Roots (25th anniversary ed. ; Standard full screen ver.). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)LeVar. Burton et al.. 2001. Roots. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)LeVar. Burton et al.. Roots Warner Home Video, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burton, LeVar., et al. Roots 25th anniversary ed. ; Standard full screen ver., Warner Home Video, 2001.
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