Roots
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Noyce, Phillip television director.
Kindberg, Ann, television producer.
Eatock, Cheryl, television producer.
Kantrow, Alissa M. 1969- television producer.
Konner, Lawrence, screenwriter.
Published
[Santa Monica, California] : A & E Television Networks, LLC, [2016].
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 389 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
On Shelf
Adult DVDs (1st floor Audio/Video)
DVD ROO
1 available

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Published
[Santa Monica, California] : A & E Television Networks, LLC, [2016].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
031398247586

Notes

General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Based on Alex Haley's best selling novel.
General Note
Special feature: Disc 3. Roots: A history revealed.
Creation/Production Credits
Costume designers, Ruth E. Carter ; music by Alex Heffes ; production designers, Ida Random ; directors of photography, Peter Menzies, Jr.
Participants/Performers
Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke, Chris Obi, Babatunde Olusanmokun, James Purefoy, Forest Whitaker, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Simona Brown, Tony Curran, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Katie McGuinness, Emayatzy Corinealdi, E'Myri Lee Crutchfield, G. Hannelius, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mandela van Peebles, Shannon Lucio, Chad L. Coleman, Regé-Jean Page, Anika Noni Rose, Michael James Shaw, Erica Tazel, Brett Rice, Mark Rolston, Lane Garrison, Tip 'TI' Harris, Anna Paquin, Mekhi Phifer, Sedale Threatt, Jr.
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.
Target Audience
Rating: TV14.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Noyce, P., Kindberg, A., Eatock, C., Kantrow, A. M. 1., Konner, L., Rosenthal, M. D., Meir, S., Heffes, A., Miller, P., Nicholson, M., Babor, G., Random, I., Hely-Hutchinson, J., Carter, R., Cilliers, D., Fishburne, L., III., Goode, M., Kirby, M., Luke, D., Obi, C., Olusanmokun, B., Purefoy, J., Whitaker, F., Williams-Stirling, K., Brown, S., Curran, T., Kae-Kazim, H., McGuinness, K., Van Peebles, M., McDonald, A. (., Menzies, P., Jr., Wilcox, J. D., Corinealdi, E., Crutchfield, E., Hannelius, G. 1., Rhys-Meyers, J., Van Peebles, M., Lucio, S., Carter, T., Murray, C. (., Mandelberg, N., Coleman, C., Page, R., Rose, A. N., Shaw, M. J., Tazel, E., Rice, B., Rolston, M., Beresford, B., Beatty, D., Garrison, L., T. I., Paquin, A., Phifer, M., Threatt, S., & Haley, A. (2016). Roots . A & E Television Networks, LLC.

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

Phillip Noyce et al.. 2016. Roots. A & E Television Networks, LLC.

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

Phillip Noyce et al.. Roots A & E Television Networks, LLC, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Noyce, Phillip, et al. Roots A & E Television Networks, LLC, 2016.

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