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245 00 Roots|h[(DVD) videorecording] /|cDavid L. Wolper 
       Productions ; Warner Bros. Television ; produced by Stan 
       Margulies ; written by William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, 
       Ernest Kinoy, James Lee ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, 
       John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses. 
250    Thirtieth anniversary edition. 
264  1 Burbank, CA :|bWarner Home Video,|c[2007] 
300    4 videodiscs (645 min.) :|bsound, color ;|c4 3/4 in. 
336    two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent 
337    video|bv|2rdamedia 
338    videodisc|bvd|2rdacarrier 
500    Based on the novel by Alex Haley. 
500    DVD release of the original ABC television broadcast, 
       January, 1977. 
500    Special features: Disc 4: "Crossing over: how Roots 
       captivated an entire nation" newly created featurette ; 
       "Roots: one year later" documentary ; audio commentary 
       from key cast memebers including LeVar Burton, Cicely 
       Tyson, and edition Asner. 
500    For specific features see interactive menu. 
508    Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors,
       James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; original 
       music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones ; costume designer, Jack
       Martell. 
511 1  Maya Angelou, LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, 
       Ralph Waite, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed, Lorne Green, 
       Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, 
       Leslie Uggams, George Hamilton, Richard Roundtree, Ben 
       Vereen, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Cicely Tyson.
520    Follows several generations in the lives of a slave 
       family. The saga begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African 
       youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in 
       the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War, 
       when Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation. 
521 8  Not rated. 
538    DVD ; region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby
       Digital mono. 
546    Closed-captioned. 
586 8  Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama. 
586 8  Emmy Awards, 1977: Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound 
       Editing for a Series ; Outstanding Achievement in Music 
       Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) ; 
       Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Film
       Editing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Lead Actor for a 
       Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series ; 
       Outstanding Limited Series ; Outstanding Single 
       Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama 
       Series ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting 
       Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series ; Outstanding Writing 
       in a Drama Series. 
650  0 African American families|vDrama|vVideodiscs. 
650  0 Slavery|zUnited States|vDrama|vVideodiscs. 
650  0 Slaveholders|zSouthern States|vDrama|vVideodiscs. 
650  0 African Americans|xHistory|yTo 1863|vDrama|vVideodiscs. 
650  0 DVDs. 
651  0 Southern States|xHistory|yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775
       |vDrama|vVideodiscs. 
651  0 Southern States|xHistory|yRevolution, 1775-1783|vDrama
       |vVideodiscs. 
651  0 Confederate States of America|xHistory|vDrama|vVideodiscs.
655  7 Television mini-series.|2lcgft 
655  7 Video recordings for the hearing impaired.|2lcgft 
700 1  Margulies, Stan. 
700 1  Blinn, William. 
700 1  Cohen, M. Charles. 
700 1  Kinoy, Ernest. 
700 1  Lee, James,|d1923-2002. 
700 1  Chomsky, Marvin J.,|d1929-2022 
700 1  Erman, John,|d1935-2021 
700 1  Greene, David,|d1921-2003. 
700 1  Moses, Gilbert. 
700 1  Angelou, Maya. 
700 1  Burton, LeVar. 
700 1  Asner, Edward. 
700 1  Simpson, O. J.,|d1947- 
700 1  Waite, Ralph,|d1928-2014. 
700 1  Gossett, Louis,|cJr.,|d1936- 
700 1  Reed, Robert,|d1932-1992. 
700 1  Green, Lorne. 
700 1  George, Lynda Day. 
700 1  Morrow, Vic,|d1931-1982. 
700 1  Amos, John,|d1939- 
700 1  Duncan, Sandy,|d1946- 
700 1  Uggams, Leslie. 
700 1  Hamilton, George,|d1939- 
700 1  Roundtree, Richard,|d1942- 
700 1  Vereen, Ben. 
700 1  Bridges, Lloyd. 
700 1  Brown, Georg Stanford. 
700 1  Tyson, Cicely. 
700 1  Fried, Gerald. 
700 1  Jones, Quincy,|d1933- 
700 1  Haley, Alex.|tRoots. 
710 2  Wolper Productions. 
710 2  Warner Bros. Television. 
710 2  Warner Home Video (Firm) 
730 0  Roots (Television program : 1977) 
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