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
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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
754823522
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
573
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
Volume 1. Discs 1-4 -- Volume 2. Discs 5-7
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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Contributor
Subject
- Black families -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs -- TV series
- Television series
- United States -- History -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama
- Haley family -- Drama
- Biographical television programs
- Minority groups -- Drama
- BIPOC -- Drama
- Southern States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama
- Historical television programs
- Moore family -- Drama
- African Americans -- Drama
- African American families -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Confederate States of America -- History -- Drama
- Black people + History -- To 1863 -- Drama
- African Americans + History -- To 1863 -- Drama
- Television programs
- BIPOC + History -- To 1863 -- Drama
- Kinte family -- Drama
- Jackson family -- Drama
- Slavery -- Southern States -- Drama
- Haley, Alex -- Television adaptations
- Black people -- Drama
- Slavery -- United States -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Southern States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama
- Minority groups + History -- To 1863 -- Drama
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- Black families -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs -- TV series
- Television series
- United States -- History -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Haley, Alex -- Family -- Drama
- Haley family -- Drama
- Biographical television programs
- Minority groups -- Drama
- BIPOC -- Drama
- Southern States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama
- Historical television programs
- Moore family -- Drama
- African Americans -- Drama
- African American families -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Confederate States of America -- History -- Drama
- Black people + History -- To 1863 -- Drama
- African Americans + History -- To 1863 -- Drama
- Television programs
- BIPOC + History -- To 1863 -- Drama
- Kinte family -- Drama
- Jackson family -- Drama
- Slavery -- Southern States -- Drama
- Haley, Alex -- Television adaptations
- Black people -- Drama
- Slavery -- United States -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Southern States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama
- Minority groups + History -- To 1863 -- Drama
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