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
The Resource 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
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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The item 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 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Worthington Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item 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 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Worthington Public Library.
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- 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
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Edition
- 30th anniversary ed.; standard version.
- Extent
- 7 videodiscs (573 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977
- Special features : cast and crew commentaries with video option; documentaries
- Contents
-
- disc 1. Episode 1
- disc 2. Episode 2
- disc 3. Episode 3
- disc 4. Episode 4
- disc 5. Episode 5
- disc 6. 2002 documentary Remembering Roots
- disc 7. 2007 documentary Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation
- Isbn
- 9780780667167
- Label
- Roots
- Title
- Roots
- Statement of responsibility
- 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
- spa
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- VQT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Roots (Television program : 1977)
- Credits note
- Directors of photography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; film editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music by Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones
- Intended audience
- TV rating: TV-14. (IMDb)
- Language note
- In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles
- PerformerNote
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1939-
- 1942-2018
- 1936-
- 1950-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Amos, John
- Asner, Edward
- Brown, Georg Stanford
- Burton, LeVar
- Cole, Olivia
- Gossett, Louis
- Moody, Lynne
- Tyson, Cicely
- Uggams, Leslie
- Vereen, Ben
- Haley, Alex
- Runtime
- 573
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Haley, Alex
- Haley family
- Jackson family
- Kinte family
- Moore family
- African Americans
- Slaveholders
- Slavery
- United States
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- 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
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977
- Special features : cast and crew commentaries with video option; documentaries
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Contents
- disc 1. Episode 1 -- disc 2. Episode 2 -- disc 3. Episode 3 -- disc 4. Episode 4 -- disc 5. Episode 5 -- disc 6. 2002 documentary Remembering Roots -- disc 7. 2007 documentary Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- 30th anniversary ed.; standard version.
- Extent
- 7 videodiscs (573 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780780667167
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
-
- Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley.
- Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977.
- Special features (discs 1-6): optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions.
- Special feature (disc 6): 2002 documentary "Remembering Roots."
- Special features (disc 7): 2007 documentary "Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation" hosted by William Haley and LeVar Burton ; Documentary "Roots one year later" hosted by Louis Gosset Jr.
- "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.
- Other control number
- 883929161867
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)754823522
- (OCoLC)773296580
- System details
- DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono
- Video recording format
- DVD
- 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
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977
- Special features : cast and crew commentaries with video option; documentaries
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Contents
- disc 1. Episode 1 -- disc 2. Episode 2 -- disc 3. Episode 3 -- disc 4. Episode 4 -- disc 5. Episode 5 -- disc 6. 2002 documentary Remembering Roots -- disc 7. 2007 documentary Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- 30th anniversary ed.; standard version.
- Extent
- 7 videodiscs (573 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780780667167
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
-
- Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley.
- Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977.
- Special features (discs 1-6): optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members; video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions.
- Special feature (disc 6): 2002 documentary "Remembering Roots."
- Special features (disc 7): 2007 documentary "Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation" hosted by William Haley and LeVar Burton ; Documentary "Roots one year later" hosted by Louis Gosset Jr.
- "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.
- Other control number
- 883929161867
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)754823522
- (OCoLC)773296580
- System details
- DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono
- Video recording format
- DVD
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