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Roots [videorecording] : the complete miniseries collection & the gift / Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Contributor(s): Haley, Alex | Wolper, David L | Jones, Quincy, 1933- | Fried, Gerald | Amos, John, 1939- | Angelou, Maya | Asner, Edward | Burton, LeVar | Gossett, Louis, 1936- | Tyson, Cicely | Uggams, Leslie | Jones, James Earl | Allen, Debbie | Mulgrew, Kate, 1955- | Warner Home Video (Firm) | Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]Description: 9 videodiscs (ca. 1313 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Roots (Television program : 1977) -- Criticism and interpretation | African American families -- Drama | Slavery -- United States -- Drama | Slaveholders -- Southern States -- Drama | African Americans -- History -- To 1863 -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4575
Contents:
Roots / a David L. Wolper production ; producer, Stan Margulies ; developed for television by William Blinn ; directed by Marvin Chomsky ... [et al.] -- Roots, the next generation -- Roots, the gift / a David L. Wolper production in association with Warner Bros. Television ; created by Alex Haley ; produced by Mark M. Wolfer ; written by D.M. Eyre Jr. ; directed by Kevin Hooks -- The legacy of Roots. Part 1 -- The legacy of Roots. Part 2.
Production Credits: Producers, David L. Wolper, Stan Margulies ; directors, Marvin Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses, Georg Stanford Brown, Charles S. Dubin, Lloyd Richards, Kevin Hooks ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.
Cast: John Amos, Maya Angelou, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Cicely Tyson, Leslie Uggams, James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Kate Mulgrew ... [et al.]Summary: The complete Roots anthology which follows the history of the Kinte family.
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791.4575 ROO 2007 (Browse shelf) Roots 30th anniversary ed. disc 1 & 2 1 Available SAMSH,26000,01,GR 1000528934
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791.4575 ROO 2007 (Browse shelf) Roots 30th anniversary ed. discs 3 & 4 1 Available SAMSH,26000,01,GR 1000528938
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791.4575 ROO 2007 (Browse shelf) The gift 1 Available SAMSH,26000,01,GR 1000528936
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791.4575 ROO 2007 (Browse shelf) The next generations discs 1 & 2 1 Available SAMSH,26000,01,GR 1000528937
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791.4575 ROO 2007 (Browse shelf) The next generations discs 3 & 4 1 Available SAMSH,26000,01,GR 1000528939

Roots based on the book by Alex Haley.

Title from container.

Roots special features: Commentary by David L. Wolper, Edward Asner, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, William Blinn, Jan Scott, and Lynn Stalmaster.

Roots / a David L. Wolper production ; producer, Stan Margulies ; developed for television by William Blinn ; directed by Marvin Chomsky ... [et al.] -- Roots, the next generation -- Roots, the gift / a David L. Wolper production in association with Warner Bros. Television ; created by Alex Haley ; produced by Mark M. Wolfer ; written by D.M. Eyre Jr. ; directed by Kevin Hooks -- The legacy of Roots. Part 1 -- The legacy of Roots. Part 2.

Producers, David L. Wolper, Stan Margulies ; directors, Marvin Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses, Georg Stanford Brown, Charles S. Dubin, Lloyd Richards, Kevin Hooks ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.

John Amos, Maya Angelou, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Cicely Tyson, Leslie Uggams, James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Kate Mulgrew ... [et al.]

The complete Roots anthology which follows the history of the Kinte family.

DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.

English or Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed captioned.