| Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 389 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Television mini-series. lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation, 5.1 Dolby digital. |
| Language |
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Chad Coleman, Emayatzi 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. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2016. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV14. |
| Summary |
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. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel which has resonated with millions of Americans, it reveals powerful, universal truths about the resilience of the human spirit. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Night 1 ; Night 2 -- Disc 2. Night 3 ; Night 4 -- Disc 3. Bonus feature: Roots: a history revealed. |
| Subject |
Haley, Alex -- Television adaptations.
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Kinte family -- Drama.
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Haley family -- Drama.
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Slavery -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African Americans -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American families -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Haley, Alex -- Videodiscs. |
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United States -- Videodiscs. |
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Television mini-series.
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Historical television programs.
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Fiction television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Fiction television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Television adaptations.
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Television mini-series.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Kantrow, Alissa M. (Alissa Miller), 1969- television producer.
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Konner, Lawrence, screenwriter.
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Rosenthal, Mark D., screenwriter.
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McDonald, Alison (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
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Murray, Charles (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
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Noyce, Phillip, television director.
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Van Peebles, Mario, television director.
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Carter, Thomas, 1953- television director.
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Beresford, Bruce, television director.
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Coleman, Chad, actor.
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Corinealdi, Emayatzi, actor.
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Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- actor.
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Goode, Matthew, 1978- actor.
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T. I., 1980- actor.
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Kirby, Malachi, 1989- actor.
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Luke, Derek, 1974- actor.
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Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan, 1977- actor.
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Page, Regé-Jean, actor.
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Paquin, Anna, actor.
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Phifer, Mekhi, 1975- actor.
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Purefoy, James, 1964- actor.
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Rose, Anika Noni, 1972- actor.
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Tazel, Erica, actor.
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Threatt, Sedale, Jr. actor.
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Whitaker, Forest, actor.
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Television adaptation of (work) Haley, Alex.
Roots.
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History (Television network), presenter.
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A+E Studios, production company.
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Marc Toberoff Productions, production company.
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Wolper Organization, production company.
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Arts and Entertainment Network, publisher.
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Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
031398247586 |
| Music No. |
49983 A&E Television Networks, LLC. |
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