DVD
Roots : the complete collection
Item details
- ISBN: 0780683838 :
- ISBN: 9780780683839 :
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Physical Description:
videodisc
10 videodiscs (approximately 1505 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 x 27 cm) - Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Brothers Entertainment, [2011]
- Copyright: ℗2011
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Title from container. "Package Design & Supplementary Material c2011."--Back cover of all three series. Roots based on the book by Alex Haley. Roots, the next generations based on "Roots" and "Search" and additional material by Alex Haley. Roots, the gift based upon characters from the novel Roots by Alex Haley. Roots originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977, and Roots the next generation, broadcast in 1979. Roots, the gift originally produced for television in 1988. Special features: Roots: Commentary by David L. Wolper, Edward Asner, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, William Blinn, Jan Scott, and Lynn Stalmaster ; Roots family tree ; Remembering Roots (2002 documentary featurette). Special features: Roots, the next generation: The legacy continues [2004 documentary featurette]. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Roots (3 DVDs ; 573 min. ; c1977 ; 30th anniversary ed.) -- Roots, the next generation (4 DVDs ; 688 min. ; c1979) -- Roots, the gift (1 DVD ; 94 min. ; c1988) -- The legacy of Roots, part one (1 DVD ; 75 min.) -- The legacy of Roots, part two (1 DVD ; 75 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Roots / a David L. Wolper [&] Warner Bros. Television production ; producer, Stan Margulies ; written for television by William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses ; music, Gerlad Fried, Quincy Jones. Roots, the next generations / a David L. Wolper [&] Warner Bros. Television production ; producer, Stan Margulies ; teleplay by Sydney A. Glass, Ernest Kinoy, Thad Mumford, John McGreevey, Daniel Wilcox ; directed by Georg Stanford Brown, Charles S. Dubin, John Erman, Lloyd Richards ; music, Gerald Fried. Roots, the gift / a David L. Wolper [&] Warner Bros. Television production ; producer, Mark M. Wolfer ; written by D.M. Eyre Jr. ; directed by Kevin Hooks ; music, Gerald Fried. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Roots stars: LeVar Burton, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Lorne Green, Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Robert Reed, Lou Gossett. Roots, the next generations stars: Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Marc Singer, Stan Shaw, Henry Fonda, Richard Thomas, Irene Cara, Ruby Dee, Georg Stanford Brown. Roots, the gift stars: Louis Gossett, Jr., LeVar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Shaun Cassidy, John McMartin, Jerry Hardin, Annabella Price, Fran Bennett, Tim Russ, Michael Learned. The legacy of Roots, part one. Crossing over : William Haley, LeVar Burton. Roots : one year later hosted by Louis Gossett Jr. The legacy of Roots, part two. Alex Haley/David Frost interview ; Levar Burton. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language Note: | Roots: English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Roots the next generation: in English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Roots, the gift: in English with optional English closed captions. |
| Awards Note: | Roots: Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama Roots: 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 |
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