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130 0  Roots (Television program) 
245 10 Roots /|cdeveloped for television by William Blinn ; 
       executive producer, David L. Wolper ; producer, Stan 
       Margulies ; written for television by William Blinn, M. 
       Charles Cohen, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee ; directed by 
       Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses
       ; a David L. Wolper production. 
250    Thirtieth anniversary edition, standard version. 
264  1 Burbank, CA :|bWarner Home Video,|c[1977] 
264  4 |c©2007 
300    4 videodiscs (573 min.) :|bsound, color ;|c4 3/4 in. 
336    two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent 
337    video|bv|2rdamedia 
338    videodisc|bvd|2rdacarrier 
500    Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley. 
500    Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977. 
500    Special features (discs 1 & 2): optional audio commentary 
       for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video 
       highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions. 
500    Special features (disc 3): optional audio commentary for 
       each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video 
       highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions; 
       "Roots" family tree; "Remembering 'Roots'" featurette 
       (c2002, 19 min.). 
500    Special features (disc 4): "The phenomenon of 'Roots'" 
       (aka: "'Roots' : one year later") television documentary 
       (c1978, 48 min.) ; "Crossing over : how 'Roots' captivated
       an entire nation" featurette (c2007, 20 min.). 
500    "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its 
       original television exhibition"--Container. 
500    GMD: videorecording. 
505 0  Disc 1: episodes 1 & 2 ; Disc 2: episodes 3 &4 ; Disc 3: 
       episodes 5 & 6 ; Disc 4: Crossing over : how Roots 
       captivated an entire nation -- Roots : on year later. 
508    Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots
       ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis
       ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones. 
511 1  John Amos, Maya Angelou, Edward Asner, Lloyd Bridges, 
       Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton, Macdonald Carey, 
       Olivia Cole, Gary Collins, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers,
       Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Brad Davis, Sandy Duncan, Lynda Day George,
       Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene, Moses Gunn, George 
       Hamilton, Hilly Hicks, Burl Ives, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, 
       Carolyn Jones, Doug McClure, Ian McShane, Lynne Moody, Vic
       Morrow, Thalmus Rasulala, Robert Reed, Harry Rhodes, 
       Richard Roundtree, Raymond St. Jacques, John Schuck, Paul 
       Shenar, O.J. Simpson, Madge Sinclair, Beverly Todd, Cicely
       Tyson, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Ralph Waite, William 
       Watson, Ren Woods. 
520    An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley 
       traces his African American family's history from the mid-
       18th century to the Reconstruction era. 
521 8  Not rated|bWarner Home Video. 
538    DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono. 
546    In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, 
       French or Spanish subtitles. 
546    Closed-captioned. 
586 8  Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama. 
586 8  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. 
600 10 Haley, Alex|xFamily|vDrama. 
600 30 Haley family|vDrama. 
600 30 Jackson family|vDrama. 
600 30 Kinte family|vDrama. 
600 30 Moore family|vDrama. 
650  0 African Americans|vDrama. 
650  0 African American families|vDrama. 
650  0 Slavery|zUnited States|vDrama. 
650  0 African Americans|xHistory|vDrama. 
651  0 Southern States|xHistory|vDrama. 
651  0 United States|xHistory|vDrama. 
655  7 Historical television programs.|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographical television programs.|2lcgft 
655  7 Fiction television programs.|2lcgft 
655  7 Television mini-series.|2lcgft 
655  7 Television programs for the hearing impaired.|2lcgft 
655  7 Video recordings for the hearing impaired.|2lcgft 
700 1  Blinn, William. 
700 1  Wolper, David L. 
700 1  Margulies, Stan. 
700 1  Cohen, M. Charles. 
700 1  Kinoy, Ernest. 
700 1  Lee, James,|d1923-2002. 
700 1  Chomsky, Marvin J.,|d1929-2022 
700 1  Erman, John,|d1935-2021 
700 1  Greene, David,|d1921-2003. 
700 1  Moses, Gilbert. 
700 1  Amos, John,|d1939- 
700 1  Angelou, Maya. 
700 1  Asner, Edward. 
700 1  Bridges, Lloyd. 
700 1  Brown, Georg Stanford. 
700 1  Burton, LeVar. 
700 1  Carey, Macdonald. 
700 1  Cole, Olivia,|d1942-2018 
700 1  Collins, Gary,|d1938-2012. 
700 1  Connors, Chuck,|d1921-1992. 
700 1  Crothers, Scat Man. 
700 1  Cumbuka, Ji-Tu. 
700 1  Davis, Brad,|d1949-1991. 
700 1  Duncan, Sandy,|d1946- 
700 1  George, Lynda Day. 
700 1  Gossett, Louis,|cJr.,|d1936-2024 
700 1  Greene, Lorne. 
700 1  Gunn, Moses,|d1929-1993. 
700 1  Hamilton, George,|d1939- 
700 1  Hicks, Hilly,|d1950- 
700 1  Ives, Burl,|d1909-1995. 
700 1  Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence,|d1953- 
700 1  Jones, Carolyn,|d1930-1983. 
700 1  McClure, Doug,|d1935-1995. 
700 1  McShane, Ian,|d1942- 
700 1  Moody, Lynne,|d1950- 
700 1  Morrow, Vic,|d1931-1982. 
700 1  Rasulala, Thalmus,|d1939-1991. 
700 1  Reed, Robert,|d1932-1992. 
700 1  Rhodes, Hari. 
700 1  Roundtree, Richard,|d1942-2023 
700 1  St. Jacques, Raymond,|d1930-1990 
700 1  Schuck, John,|d1940- 
700 1  Shenar, Paul. 
700 1  Simpson, O. J.,|d1947-2024 
700 1  Sinclair, Madge. 
700 1  Todd, Beverly,|d1946- 
700 1  Tyson, Cicely. 
700 1  Uggams, Leslie. 
700 1  Vereen, Ben. 
700 1  Waite, Ralph,|d1928-2014. 
700 1  Watson, William,|d1938-1997. 
700 1  Woods, Renn,|d1958- 
700 1  Larner, Stevan. 
700 1  Wilcots, Joseph M.,|d1939- 
700 1  Heckert, James T. 
700 1  Kirby, Peter. 
700 1  Travis, Neil. 
700 1  Fried, Gerald. 
700 1  Jones, Quincy,|d1933- 
700 1  Haley, Alex.|tRoots. 
710 2  Wolper Productions. 
710 2  Warner Home Video (Firm) 
740 0  Roots : one year later. 
740 02 Remembering Roots. 
740 02 Phenomenon of Roots. 
740 02 Crossing over : how Roots captivated an entire nation. 
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938    Baker and Taylor|bBTCP|nbe2007010262 
994    02|bWHP 

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  DVD ROOTS MINI-SERIES DISC 1-4    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  DVD ROOTS DISC 1-4    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Adult Department  DVD ROOTS DISC 1-2    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  DVD SET ROOTS DISC 1-4    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult DVDs  DVD 929.2 ROO DISC 1-4    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  DVD SERIES ROOTS DISCS 1-4    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD 929.2 ROO  DISC 1    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD 929.2 ROO  DISC 2    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD 929.2 ROO  DISC 3    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD 929.2 ROO  DISC 4    Check Shelf