Roots
(DVD)

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Contributors
Kindberg, Ann, television producer.
Eatock, Cheryl, television producer.
Kantrow, Alissa M. 1969- television producer.
Konner, Lawrence, screenwriter.
Rosenthal, Mark D., screenwriter.
Published
Santa Monica, California : A&E Television Networks, LLC, [2016]., [Santa Monica, California] :
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs., 29 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Checked Out
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Abolitionists -- United States -- Drama.
African American families -- United States -- Drama.
African Americans -- Drama.
Haley family -- Drama.
Kinte family -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Abolitionists.
Other Subjects
Biographical television programs.
Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Language
English
UPC
031398247586, 031398248941

Notes

General Note
Based on Alex Haley's best selling novel.
General Note
Special feature: Roots: A history revealed.
Creation/Production Credits
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).
Participants/Performers
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 Event
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2016.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Kindberg, A., Eatock, C., Kantrow, A. M. 1., Konner, L., Rosenthal, M. D., Murray, C. (., Noyce, P., Van Peebles, M., Carter, T., Beresford, B., Coleman, C., Corinealdi, E., Fishburne, L., III., Goode, M., T. I., Kirby, M., Luke, D., Rhys-Meyers, J., Page, R., Paquin, A., Phifer, M., Purefoy, J., Rose, A. N., Tazel, E., Threatt, S., McDonald, A. (., Whitaker, F., Carter, R., Cilliers, D., Heffes, A., Miller, P., Nicholson, M. (. e., Babor, G., Wilcox, J. D., Mandelberg, N., Beatty, D., Random, I., Hely-Hutchinson, J., Meir, S., Menzies, P., & Haley, A. (2016). Roots. Santa Monica, California: A&E Television Networks, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ann, Kindberg et al.. 2016. Roots. Santa Monica, California: A&E Television Networks, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ann, Kindberg et al., Roots. Santa Monica, California: A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kindberg, Ann,, et al. Roots. Santa Monica, California: A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2016. DVD.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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