Roots.
(DVD) 

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Published
[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2001].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color, double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0790763958
UPC
085393745622

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Alex Haley.
General Note
Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977; released as videodisc on Jan. 15, 2002.
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's 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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital mono; standard version.
Language
In English with optional soundtrack in Spanish and optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
9 Emmy awards (1976-77); George Foster Peabody award (1977); Television Critics Circle awards (1977); Golden Globe award (1977).
Local note
DVD

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Margulies, S., Blinn, W., Chomsky, M. J., Burton, L., Amos, J., Vereen, B., Tyson, C., Rasulala, T., Asner, E., Waite, R., Greene, L., Morrow, V., & Connors, C. (2001). Roots (Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.). Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stan. Margulies et al.. 2001. Roots. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stan. Margulies et al.. Roots Warner Home Video, 2001.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Margulies, Stan., et al. Roots Twenty-fifth anniversary edition., Warner Home Video, 2001.

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