Roots > Disc 1
David 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
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- 30th anniversary ed.
- Creation:
- 1977
- Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
More Details
- Summary:
- Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The sage 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 where Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.
- Table of Contents:
- Episode 1
- Episode 2.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Closed-captioned.
In English. - Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Roots [by Haley, A.]
- Subjects:
- Genres:
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
- Performers:
- Cast: 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.
- Production Credits:
- Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; original music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones ; costume designer, Jack Martell.
- General Notes:
- Title from container.
Based on the novel by Alex Haley.
Originally broadcast on ABC, January 1977.
Golden Globes, 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama.
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. - Audience:
- Not rated.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- ROO 1977 DVD
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 114485
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1053040903
123981510 [Invalid]
