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Roots.

Title
  1. Roots. Episode 1 / David L. Wolper Productions ; producer, Stan Margulies ; directed by David Greene ; written by William Blinn and Ernest Kinoy.
Published by
  1. Burbank, CA. : Warner Home Video, c1992, c1977.

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Additional authors
  1. Haley, Alex
  2. Margulies, Stan
  3. Greene, David, 1921-2003.
  4. Blinn, William
  5. Kinoy, Ernest
  6. Burton, LeVar
  7. Tyson, Cicely
  8. Rasulala, Thalmus, 1936-1991
  9. Asner, Edward
  10. Waite, Ralph, 1928-
  11. Simpson, O. J., 1947-
  12. Angelou, Maya
  13. Cumbuka, Ji-Tu.
  14. Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993.
  15. Woods, Ren
  16. Wolper Productions
  17. Warner Home Video (Firm)
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (99 min.) : sd.,col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. First episode of an adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was captured and sold into slavery. The series follows the struggle for freedom which began with the young man's abduction and was continued by his descendants.
  2. In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals, but is then captured by slave traders and begins an agonizing journey to the New World.
Subject
  1. Haley, Alex
  2. Kinte family
  3. Haley family
  4. Film adaptations
  5. Biographical films
  6. Race relations in motion pictures
  7. African Americans in motion pictures
  8. African Americans > Biography
  9. Slave trade > Gambia
Genre/Form
  1. Feature films.
  2. Video.
  3. Historical.
Call number
  1. Sc Visual VRA-354a
Note
  1. Based on the book of the same title by Alex Haley.
  2. Videocassette release of the 1977 television miniseries.
Performer (note)
  1. LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, O.J. Simpson, Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn, Ren Woods.
Audience (note)
  1. General.
System details (note)
  1. VHS.
Title
  1. Roots. Episode 1 / David L. Wolper Productions ; producer, Stan Margulies ; directed by David Greene ; written by William Blinn and Ernest Kinoy.
Imprint
  1. Burbank, CA. : Warner Home Video, c1992, c1977.
Cast
  1. LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, O.J. Simpson, Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn, Ren Woods.
Audience
  1. General.
System details
  1. VHS.
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Added author
  1. Haley, Alex. Roots.
  2. Margulies, Stan. Producer
  3. Greene, David, 1921-2003. Director
  4. Blinn, William, writer.
  5. Kinoy, Ernest, writer.
  6. Burton, LeVar.
  7. Tyson, Cicely, actor.
  8. Rasulala, Thalmus, 1936-1991, actor.
  9. Asner, Edward.
  10. Waite, Ralph, 1928-
  11. Simpson, O. J., 1947-
  12. Angelou, Maya.
  13. Cumbuka, Ji-Tu.
  14. Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993.
  15. Woods, Ren.
  16. Wolper Productions.
  17. Warner Home Video (Firm)
Publisher no.
  1. 12624 Warner Home Video
ISBN
  1. 0790714612
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual VRA-354a
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