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Roots

starring: Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn, Thalmus Rasulala, Hari Rhodes
directed by: Marvin J. Chomsky, David Greene, Gilbert Moses

: Roots
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780790763958
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Miniseries, NTSC
ISBN: 0790763958
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 15, 2002
Running Time: 573 minutes
Sales Rank: 40225
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 1977



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Amazon.com essential video:
From the moment the young Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is stolen from his life and ancestral home in 18th-century Africa and brought under inhumane conditions to be auctioned as a slave in America, a line is begun that leads from this most shameful chapter in U.S. history to the 20th-century author Alex Haley, a Kinte descendant. The late Haley's acclaimed book Roots was adapted into this six-volume television miniseries, which was a widely watched phenomenon in 1977. The programs cover several generations in the antebellum South and end with the story of 'Chicken' George, a freed slave played by Ben Vereen whose family feels the agony of entrenched racism and learns to fight it. Between the lives of Kunta and George, we meet a number of memorable characters, black and white, and learn much about the emotional and physical torments of slavery, from beatings and rapes to the forced separation of spouses and families. Nothing like this had ever confronted so many mainstream Americans when the series was originally broadcast, and the extent to which the country was nudged a degree or two toward enlightenment was instantly obvious. Roots still has that ability to open one's eyes, and engage an audience in a sweeping, memorable drama at the same time. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Highly recommend but I have a couple of suggestions
I was a month short of 9 years of age when Roots was first broadcast on TV. Til only recently I ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best TV Miniseries Of All Time
"Roots" traces the family history of writer Alex Haley back to the late 1700's when his African ancestor, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Really Great Story!
This miniseries is well worth watching again or for the first time if you never have. It is very moving and ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Roots review
This production brings this sad part of history to life superbly. I remembered it from 30 years ago when it screened ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Roots
I have always loved the movie, Roots. It was hard to watch when it first came out and it was even harder to watch now. ... Read More

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