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].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs., 29 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Main Library - Media
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Published
[Santa Monica, California] : A&E Television Networks, LLC, [2016].
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.