Roots, developed 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
Type
Label
Roots, developed 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
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated, Warner Home Video
Main title
Roots
Oclc number
81146919
Responsibility statement
developed 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
Runtime
563
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Burton, LeVar
- Todd, Beverly, 1946-
- Cogen, Charles, 1903-
- Brown, Georg Stanford
- Collins, Gary, 1938-2012
- Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993
- Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991
- Wolper, David L
- Wolper Productions
- Bridges, Lloyd
- Sinclair, Madge
- Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022
- Vereen, Ben
- Carey, Macdonald
- Amos, John, 1939-
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-
- Moses, Gilbert
- Duncan, Sandy, 1946-
- Simpson, O. J., 1947-
- Watson, William, 1938-1997
- George, Lynda Day
- Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953-
- Moody, Lynne, 1950-
- Travis, Neil
- Shenar, Paul
- St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990
- Tyson, Cicely
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Woods, Renn, 1958-
- Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992
- Cumbuka, Ji-Tu
- Erman, John, 1935-2021
- Lee, James, 1923-2002
- Hamilton, George, 1939-
- McShane, Ian, 1942-
- Crothers, Scat Man
- Fried, Gerald
- Rhodes, Hari
- Reed, Robert, 1932-1992
- Davis, Brad, 1949-1991
- Margulies, Stan
- Wilcots, Joseph M., 1939-
- Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
- Angelou, Maya
- Kinoy, Ernest
- Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982
- Greene, Lorne
- Larner, Stevan
- Haley, Alex
- Kirby, Peter
- Roundtree, Richard, 1942-
- Hicks, Hilly, 1950-
- Jones, Carolyn, 1930-1983
- Asner, Edward
- Greene, David, 1921-2003
- Ives, Burl, 1909-1995
- Schuck, John, 1940-
- Uggams, Leslie
- Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018
- Heckert, James T
- Blinn, William
- Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014
- McClure, Doug, 1935-1995
Genre
Subject
- African Americans + History -- Drama
- United States -- History -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama
- Haley family -- Drama
- Biographical television programs
- Historical television programs
- Moore family -- Drama
- African Americans -- Drama
- African American families -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Southern States -- History -- Drama
- Fiction television programs
- Kinte family -- Drama
- Jackson family -- Drama
- Slavery -- United States -- Drama
- Television programs for the hearing impaired
- Television series
Content
resource.hasPart
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- Classification1
- Contributor63
- Burton, LeVar
- Todd, Beverly, 1946-
- Cogen, Charles, 1903-
- Brown, Georg Stanford
- Collins, Gary, 1938-2012
- Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993
- Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991
- Wolper, David L
- Wolper Productions
- Bridges, Lloyd
- Sinclair, Madge
- Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022
- Vereen, Ben
- Carey, Macdonald
- Amos, John, 1939-
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-
- Moses, Gilbert
- Duncan, Sandy, 1946-
- Simpson, O. J., 1947-
- Watson, William, 1938-1997
- George, Lynda Day
- Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953-
- Moody, Lynne, 1950-
- Travis, Neil
- Shenar, Paul
- St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990
- Tyson, Cicely
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Woods, Renn, 1958-
- Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992
- Cumbuka, Ji-Tu
- Erman, John, 1935-2021
- Lee, James, 1923-2002
- Hamilton, George, 1939-
- McShane, Ian, 1942-
- Crothers, Scat Man
- Fried, Gerald
- Rhodes, Hari
- Reed, Robert, 1932-1992
- Davis, Brad, 1949-1991
- Margulies, Stan
- Wilcots, Joseph M., 1939-
- Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
- Angelou, Maya
- Kinoy, Ernest
- Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982
- Greene, Lorne
- Larner, Stevan
- Haley, Alex
- Kirby, Peter
- Roundtree, Richard, 1942-
- Hicks, Hilly, 1950-
- Jones, Carolyn, 1930-1983
- Asner, Edward
- Greene, David, 1921-2003
- Ives, Burl, 1909-1995
- Schuck, John, 1940-
- Uggams, Leslie
- Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018
- Heckert, James T
- Blinn, William
- Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014
- McClure, Doug, 1935-1995
- Genre7
- Subject18
- African Americans + History -- Drama
- United States -- History -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama
- Haley family -- Drama
- Biographical television programs
- Historical television programs
- Moore family -- Drama
- African Americans -- Drama
- African American families -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Southern States -- History -- Drama
- Fiction television programs
- Kinte family -- Drama
- Jackson family -- Drama
- Slavery -- United States -- Drama
- Television programs for the hearing impaired
- Television series
- Content1
- resource.hasPart3
- Is Based On1
- Related to1
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