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Roots : Discs 5, 6, & 7

Additional authors: Blinn, William. | Wolper, David L. | Margulies, Stan. | Cohen, M. Charles. | Kinoy, Ernest. | Lee, James, -- 1923-2002. | Chomsky, Marvin J., -- 1929- | Erman, John, -- 1935- | Greene, David, -- 1921-2003. | Moses, Gilbert. | Amos, John, -- 1939- | Angelou, Maya. | Asner, Edward. | Bridges, Lloyd. | Brown, Georg Stanford. | Burton, LeVar. | Carey, Macdonald. | Cole, Olivia, -- 1942-2018. | Collins, Gary, -- 1938-2012. | Connors, Chuck, -- 1921-1992. | Crothers, Scat Man. | Cumbuka, Ji-Tu. | Davis, Brad, -- 1949-1991. | Duncan, Sandy, -- 1946- | George, Lynda Day. | Gossett, Louis, -- Jr., -- 1936- | Greene, Lorne. | Gunn, Moses, -- 1929-1993. | Hamilton, George, -- 1939- | Hicks, Hilly, -- 1950- | Ives, Burl, -- 1909-1995. | Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, -- 1953- | Jones, Carolyn, -- 1930-1983. | McClure, Doug, -- 1935-1995. | McShane, Ian, -- 1942- | Moody, Lynne, -- 1950- | Morrow, Vic, -- 1931-1982. | Rasulala, Thalmus, -- 1939-1991. | Reed, Robert, -- 1932-1992. | Rhodes, Hari. | Roundtree, Richard, -- 1942- | St. Jacques, Raymond, -- 1930-1990. | Schuck, John, -- 1940- | Shenar, Paul. | Simpson, O. J., -- 1947- | Sinclair, Madge. | Todd, Beverly, -- 1946- | Tyson, Cicely. | Uggams, Leslie. | Vereen, Ben. | Waite, Ralph, -- 1928-2014. | Watson, William, -- 1938-1997. | Woods, Ren. | Larner, Stevan. | Wilcots, Joseph M., -- 1939- | Heckert, James T. | Kirby, Peter -- (Peter William) | Travis, Neil. | Fried, Gerald. | Jones, Quincy, -- 1933- | Haley, Alex. -- Roots.
Series: Roots Edition statement:30th anniversary ed. ; standard version. Published by : Warner Brothers Entertainment, (Burbank, CA :) Physical details: 3 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s): Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama. | Haley family -- Drama. | Jackson family -- Drama. | Kinte family -- Drama. | Moore family -- Drama. | To 1863 | African Americans -- Drama. | Slaveholders -- Southern States -- Drama. | African American families -- Drama. | Slavery -- United States -- Drama. | Southern States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama. | Southern States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama. | Confederate States of America -- History -- Drama. | United States -- History -- Drama. | Biographical television programs. | Drama. | Historical television programs. | History. | Television adaptations. | Television mini-series.
Year: 2011
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Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley.

Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977.

Special features : cast and crew commentaries with video option; documentaries.

"Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.

Disc 5. Episode 5 -- disc 6. 2002 documentary Remembering Roots -- disc 7. 2007 documentary Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation.

Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones.

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.

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.

Not rated Warner Home Video.

DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono.

In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.

Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama.

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.

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