Roots /

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 was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations...

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Uniform Title:	Roots (Television program : 1977)
Main Authors:	Fried, Gerald (Composer), Jones, Quincy, 1933- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Other Authors:	Margulies, Stan (Producer), Blinn, William (Screenwriter), Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929- (Director), Burton, LeVar (Actor), Amos, John, 1939- (Actor), Vereen, Ben (Actor), Tyson, Cicely (Actor), Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991 (Actor), Asner, Edward (Actor), Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014 (Actor), Greene, Lorne (Actor), Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982 (Actor), Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992 (Actor), Larner, Stevan (Cinematographer), Wilcots, Joseph M., 1939- (Cinematographer), Heckert, James T. (Editor), Kirby, Peter (Peter William) (Editor), Haley, Alex
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles; closed captioned.
Published:	[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2002]
Subjects:	Haley, Alex > Drama. Kinte family > Drama. Haley family > Drama. African Americans > Drama. Haley, Alex. Haley family. Kinte family. African Americans. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Biographical television programs. Drama. Film adaptations. Television mini-series. Television programs.
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