Roots
Record details
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Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hours, 29 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording - Publisher: [Santa Monica, California] : A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2016.
- Distributor: Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, 2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on Alex Haley's best selling novel. Special feature: "Roots: A history revealed." |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Night 1 ; Night 2 -- Disc 2. Night 3 ; Night 4 -- Disc 3. Bonus feature: Roots: a history revealed. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Costume designers, Ruth E. Carter (nights 1-4), Diana Cilliers (night 1) ; music by Alex Heffes (nights 1-4), Philip Miller (night 1) ; edited by Martin Nicholson, Greg Babor (night 1), James D. Wilcox (night 2), Neil Mandelberg (night 3), David Beatty (night 4) ; production designers, Ida Random (nights 1-4), Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson (night 1) ; directors of photography, Sharone Meir (night 1), Peter Menzies, Jr. (nights 2-4). |
Participant or Performer Note: | Chad Coleman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Tip 'TI' Harris, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Regé-Jean Page, Anna Paquin, Mekhi Phifer, James Purefoy, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Tazel, Sedale Threatt, Jr., Forest Whitaker. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2016. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Language Note: | English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | African American families United States Drama Abolitionists United States Drama African Americans United States Drama Slavery United States Drama Haley family Drama Kinte family Drama |
Genre: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Television mini-series. Fiction television programs. Television adaptations. Biographical television programs. Historical television programs. |
Available copies
- 20 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 23 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | DVD TV Series Roo (Text) | 30308101133560 | Adult Video | Available | - |