Other author/creator | Blinn, William. |
Other author/creator | Wolper, David L. |
Other author/creator | Margulies, Stan. |
Other author/creator | Cohen, M. Charles. |
Other author/creator | Kinoy, Ernest. |
Other author/creator | Lee, James, 1923-2002. |
Other author/creator | Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022 |
Other author/creator | Erman, John, 1935-2021 |
Other author/creator | Greene, David, 1921-2003. |
Other author/creator | Moses, Gilbert. |
Other author/creator | Amos, John, 1939- |
Other author/creator | Angelou, Maya. |
Other author/creator | Asner, Edward. |
Other author/creator | Bridges, Lloyd. |
Other author/creator | Brown, Georg Stanford. |
Other author/creator | Burton, LeVar. |
Other author/creator | Carey, Macdonald. |
Other author/creator | Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018 |
Other author/creator | Collins, Gary, 1938-2012. |
Other author/creator | Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992. |
Other author/creator | Crothers, Scat Man. |
Other author/creator | Cumbuka, Ji-Tu. |
Other author/creator | Davis, Brad, 1949-1991. |
Other author/creator | Duncan, Sandy, 1946- |
Other author/creator | George, Lynda Day. |
Other author/creator | Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024 |
Other author/creator | Greene, Lorne. |
Other author/creator | Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993. |
Other author/creator | Hamilton, George, 1939- |
Other author/creator | Hicks, Hilly, 1950- |
Other author/creator | Ives, Burl, 1909-1995. |
Other author/creator | Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953- |
Other author/creator | Jones, Carolyn, 1930-1983. |
Other author/creator | McClure, Doug, 1935-1995. |
Other author/creator | McShane, Ian, 1942- |
Other author/creator | Moody, Lynne, 1950- |
Other author/creator | Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982. |
Other author/creator | Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991. |
Other author/creator | Reed, Robert, 1932-1992. |
Other author/creator | Rhodes, Hari. |
Other author/creator | Roundtree, Richard, 1942-2023 |
Other author/creator | St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990 |
Other author/creator | Schuck, John, 1940- |
Other author/creator | Shenar, Paul. |
Other author/creator | Simpson, O. J., 1947-2024 |
Other author/creator | Sinclair, Madge. |
Other author/creator | Todd, Beverly, 1946- |
Other author/creator | Tyson, Cicely. |
Other author/creator | Uggams, Leslie. |
Other author/creator | Vereen, Ben. |
Other author/creator | Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014. |
Other author/creator | Watson, William, 1938-1997. |
Other author/creator | Woods, Renn, 1958- |
Other author/creator | Larner, Stevan. |
Other author/creator | Wilcots, Joseph M., 1939-2009 |
Other author/creator | Heckert, James T. |
Other author/creator | Kirby, Peter. |
Other author/creator | Travis, Neil. |
Other author/creator | Fried, Gerald. |
Other author/creator | Jones, Quincy, 1933- |
Other author/creator | Haley, Alex Roots. |
Other author/creator | Wolper Productions. |
Other author/creator | Warner Home Video (Firm) |
Uniform title | Roots (Television program : 1977) |
Contents |
Disc 1: episodes 1 & 2 ; Disc 2: episodes 3 &4 ; Disc 3: episodes 5 & 6 ; Disc 4: Crossing over : how Roots captivated an entire nation -- Roots : on year later. |
Abstract |
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era. |
Local note | Little-305131034236V--Container |
Local note | Little-305131034234T-DISC 1&2-DVD |
Local note | Little-305131034235U-DISC 3&4-DVD |
General note | Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley. |
General note | Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977. |
General note | "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container. |
Credits | Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones. |
Cast |
John Amos, Maya Angelou, Edward Asner, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton, Macdonald Carey, Olivia Cole, Gary Collins, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Brad Davis, Sandy Duncan, Lynda Day George, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene, Moses Gunn, George Hamilton, Hilly Hicks, Burl Ives, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Carolyn Jones, Doug McClure, Ian McShane, Lynne Moody, Vic Morrow, Thalmus Rasulala, Robert Reed, Harry Rhodes, Richard Roundtree, Raymond St. Jacques, John Schuck, Paul Shenar, O.J. Simpson, Madge Sinclair, Beverly Todd, Cicely Tyson, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Ralph Waite, William Watson, Ren Woods. |
Audience |
Not rated Warner Home Video. |
Technical details | DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono. |
Language | In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
Language | Closed-captioned. |
Awards note | Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama. |
Awards note | Emmy Awards, 1977: Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Series ; Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) ; Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series ; Outstanding Limited Series ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series ; Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series. |
Genre/form | Historical television programs. |
Genre/form | Biographical television programs. |
Genre/form | Fiction television programs. |
Genre/form | Television mini-series. |
Genre/form | Television programs for the hearing impaired. |
Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Other title | Remembering Roots. |
Other title | Phenomenon of Roots. |
Other title | Roots : one year later. |
Other title | Crossing over : how Roots captivated an entire nation. |
ISBN | 1419850210 |
ISBN | 9781419850219 |
UPC |
085391144854 |
Publisher number | 114485 Warner Home Video |