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| Title Statement | Roots [DVD] / History presents an A+E Studios production ; produced by Alissa M. Kantrow, Ann Kindberg, Cheryl Eatock ; directed by Bruce Beresford, Thomas Carter, Phillip Noyce [and one other] ; written by Alex Haley, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal [and two others]. |
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| Additional Contributors | Beresford, Bruce |
| Carter, Thomas A.,1955- | |
| Noyce, Phillip | |
| Fishburne, Laurence,1961- | |
| Kirby, Malachi | |
| Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan,1977- | |
| Haley, Alex | |
| Publication | [Santa Monica, California]: Distributed by Lionsgate,[2016]©2016 |
| Extent of Item | 3 videodiscs (approximately 339 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 031398247586 |
| Other Number | 3065724 |
| General Notes | DVDs. Disc label title. Originally broadcast on the History Channel in 2016. Based on the book by Alex Haley. Widescreen version. Special features include: documentary. |
| Performance Credits | Laurence Fishburne, Malachi Kirby, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, Forest Whitaker. |
| Languages | English language track with English and Spanish language subtitles.SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
| System Details | DVD, 5.1 Dolby surround stereo. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | "An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave sold to America and his descendants"--from www.imdb.com. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Freedmen--Fiction--United States |
| African Americans--Fiction--History | |
| Slavery--Fiction--United States | |
| By Name | Haley family |
| Kinte family | |
| By Location | United States--Fiction--History |
| By Genre | Historical television programs |
| Television mini-series | |
| Television programs for the hearing impaired | |
