Roots
(DVD) 

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Kindberg, Ann, television producer.
Eatock, Cheryl, television producer.
Kantrow, Alissa M. 1969- television producer.
Konner, Lawrence, screenwriter.
Rosenthal, Mark D., screenwriter.
Published
[Santa Monica, California] : A&E Television Networks, LLC, [2016].
ISBN
9786316568878
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OBD Black History Month - Adult
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Abolitionists -- United States -- Drama.
African American families -- United States -- Drama.
African Americans -- Drama.
Biographical television programs.
Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Haley family -- Drama.
Historical television programs.
Kinte family -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published
[Santa Monica, California] : A&E Television Networks, LLC, [2016].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs., 29 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9786316568878
UPC
031398247586

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on Alex Haley's best selling novel.
General Note
Special feature: Roots: A history revealed.
Creation/Production Credits
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).
Participants/Performers
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 Event
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2016.
Description
The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War.
System Details
DVD; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kindberg, A., Eatock, C., Kantrow, A. M. 1., Konner, L., Rosenthal, M. D., McDonald, A. (., Murray, C. (., Noyce, P., Van Peebles, M., Carter, T., Beresford, B., Coleman, C., Corinealdi, E., Fishburne, L., III., Goode, M., T. I., Kirby, M., Luke, D., Rhys-Meyers, J., Page, R., Paquin, A., Phifer, M., Purefoy, J., Rose, A. N., Tazel, E., Threatt, S., Whitaker, F., Carter, R., Cilliers, D., Heffes, A., Miller, P., Nicholson, M. (. e., Babor, G., Wilcox, J. D., Mandelberg, N., Beatty, D., Random, I., Hely-Hutchinson, J., Meir, S., Menzies, P., Jr., & Haley, A. (2016). Roots . A&E Television Networks, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ann, Kindberg et al.. 2016. Roots. [Santa Monica, California]: A&E Television Networks, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ann, Kindberg et al.. Roots [Santa Monica, California]: A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2016.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Kindberg, A., Eatock, C., Kantrow, A. M. 1., Konner, L., Rosenthal, M. D., McDonald, A. (. and Murray, C. (. et al (2016). Roots. [Santa Monica, California]: A&E Television Networks, LLC.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kindberg, Ann,, et al. Roots A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2016.

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