| Description |
4 videodiscs (690 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Cast |
Ruby Dee, Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda, James Earl Jones, Richard Thomas, Marc Singer, Andy Griffith, Paul Winfield, Al Freeman, Jr., Della Reese, Ossie Davis, Norman Fell, James Broderick, Lee Chamberlin. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
English or Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast in 1979. |
| Note |
Drama based on "Roots" and "Search" and additional material by Alex Haley |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
Story of the Haley family from the post-Civil War era until the more contemporary but still turbulent time of the 1960s and '70s, when Alex himself begins his research into the discovery of his roots. |
| Subject |
Haley, Alex -- Drama.
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Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama.
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Haley family -- Drama.
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Kinte family -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American families -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wolper, David L., producer.
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Glass, Sydney A., screenwriter.
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Kinoy, Ernest, screenwriter.
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Mumford, Thad, screenwriter.
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McGreevey, John, screenwriter.
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Wilcox, Daniel, screenwriter.
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Brown, Georg Stanford, director.
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Dubin, Charles, director.
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Erman, John, 1935-2021 director.
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Richards, Lloyd, director.
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Haley, Alex.
Roots.
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Warner Bros. Television.
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| Added Title |
the next generation |
| ISBN |
9781419846908 |
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1419846906 |
| Standard No. |
085391125358 |
| Music No. |
112535 Warner Home Video |
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