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Roots
The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War.
Record details
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs., 29 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Santa Monica, California] : A&E Television Networks, LLC, [2016]
- Distributor: Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on Alex Haley's best selling novel. Special feature: Roots: A history revealed. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Night 1 ; Night 2. Disc 2. Night 3 ; Night 4. Disc 3. Bonus feature: Roots: a history revealed. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Costume designers, Ruth E. Carter (nights 1-4), Diana Cilliers (night 1) ; music by Alex Heffes (nights 1-4), Philip Miller (night 1) ; edited by Martin Nicholson, Greg Babor (night 1), James D. Wilcox (night 2), Neil Mandelberg (night 3), David Beatty (night 4) ; production designers, Ida Random (nights 1-4), Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson (night 1) ; directors of photography, Sharone Meir (night 1), Peter Menzies, Jr. (nights 2-4). |
Participant or Performer Note: | Chad Coleman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Tip 'TI' Harris, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Regé-Jean Page, Anna Paquin, Mekhi Phifer, James Purefoy, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Tazel, Sedale Threatt, Jr., Forest Whitaker. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2016. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: TV14. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Language Note: | English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Genre: | Historical television programs. Biographical television programs. Television adaptations. Fiction television programs. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |