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 Bates College.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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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 Bates College.
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- Contributor
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- Wolper Productions
- Amos, John, 1939-
- Angelou, Maya
- Asner, Edward
- Blinn, William
- Bridges, Lloyd
- Brown, Georg Stanford
- Burton, LeVar
- Carey, Macdonald
- Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-
- Cohen, M. Charles
- Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018
- Collins, Gary, 1938-2012
- Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992
- Crothers, Scat Man
- Cumbuka, Ji-Tu
- Davis, Brad, 1949-1991
- Duncan, Sandy, 1946-
- Erman, John, 1935-2021
- Fried, Gerald
- George, Lynda Day
- Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
- Greene, David, 1921-2003
- Greene, Lorne
- Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993
- Haley, Alex
- Hamilton, George, 1939-
- Hicks, Hilly, 1950-
- Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953-
- Ives, Burl, 1909-1995
- Jones, Carolyn, 1930-1983
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-
- Kinoy, Ernest
- Lee, James, 1923-2002
- Margulies, Stan
- McClure, Doug, 1935-1995
- McShane, Ian, 1942-
- Moody, Lynne, 1950-
- Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982
- Moses, Gilbert
- Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991
- Reed, Robert, 1932-1992
- Rhodes, Hari
- Roundtree, Richard, 1942-
- Schuck, John, 1940-
- Shenar, Paul
- Simpson, O. J., 1947-
- Sinclair, Madge
- St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990
- Todd, Beverly, 1946-
- Tyson, Cicely
- Uggams, Leslie
- Vereen, Ben
- Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014
- Watson, William, 1938-1997
- Wolper, David L
- Woods, Renn, 1958-
- 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
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- eng
- spa
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Edition
- Full screen
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (573 min.)
- Note
-
- Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley
- Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977
- Released in 2007 as part of the 10 DVD set Roots, the complete collection
- Special features (discs 1 & 2): Optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members ; Video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions
- Special features (disc 3): Optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members ; Video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions ; "Roots" family tree ; "Remembering 'Roots'" featurette (c2002, 19 min.)
- Warner Home Video: 114485
- Contents
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- Disc 1: Episodes 1 & 2
- Disc 2: Episodes 3 &4
- Disc 3: Episodes 5 & 6
- 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
- Title variation
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- Roots: the complete collection
- Remembering Roots
- Contributor
-
- Wolper Productions
- Amos, John, 1939-
- Angelou, Maya
- Asner, Edward
- Blinn, William
- Bridges, Lloyd
- Brown, Georg Stanford
- Burton, LeVar
- Carey, Macdonald
- Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-
- Cohen, M. Charles
- Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018
- Collins, Gary, 1938-2012
- Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992
- Crothers, Scat Man
- Cumbuka, Ji-Tu
- Davis, Brad, 1949-1991
- Duncan, Sandy, 1946-
- Erman, John, 1935-2021
- Fried, Gerald
- George, Lynda Day
- Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
- Greene, David, 1921-2003
- Greene, Lorne
- Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993
- Haley, Alex
- Hamilton, George, 1939-
- Hicks, Hilly, 1950-
- Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953-
- Ives, Burl, 1909-1995
- Jones, Carolyn, 1930-1983
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-
- Kinoy, Ernest
- Lee, James, 1923-2002
- Margulies, Stan
- McClure, Doug, 1935-1995
- McShane, Ian, 1942-
- Moody, Lynne, 1950-
- Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982
- Moses, Gilbert
- Rasulala, Thalmus, 1939-1991
- Reed, Robert, 1932-1992
- Rhodes, Hari
- Roundtree, Richard, 1942-
- Schuck, John, 1940-
- Shenar, Paul
- Simpson, O. J., 1947-
- Sinclair, Madge
- St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990
- Todd, Beverly, 1946-
- Tyson, Cicely
- Uggams, Leslie
- Vereen, Ben
- Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014
- Watson, William, 1938-1997
- Wolper, David L
- Woods, Renn, 1958-
- 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
- HLS
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- 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
- Language note
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- In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles
- Closed-captioned
- 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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- 1923-2002
- 1929-
- 1935-2021
- 1921-2003
- 1939-
- 1942-2018
- 1938-2012
- 1921-1992
- 1949-1991
- 1946-
- 1936-
- 1929-1993
- 1939-
- 1950-
- 1909-1995
- 1953-
- 1930-1983
- 1935-1995
- 1942-
- 1950-
- 1931-1982
- 1939-1991
- 1932-1992
- 1942-
- 1930-1990
- 1940-
- 1947-
- 1946-
- 1928-2014
- 1938-1997
- 1958-
- 1933-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Blinn, William
- Wolper, David L
- Margulies, Stan
- Cohen, M. Charles
- Kinoy, Ernest
- Lee, James
- Chomsky, Marvin J.
- Erman, John
- Greene, David
- Moses, Gilbert
- Amos, John
- Angelou, Maya
- Asner, Edward
- Bridges, Lloyd
- Brown, Georg Stanford
- Burton, LeVar
- Carey, Macdonald
- Cole, Olivia
- Collins, Gary
- Connors, Chuck
- Crothers, Scat Man
- Cumbuka, Ji-Tu
- Davis, Brad
- Duncan, Sandy
- George, Lynda Day
- Gossett, Louis
- Greene, Lorne
- Gunn, Moses
- Hamilton, George
- Hicks, Hilly
- Ives, Burl
- Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence
- Jones, Carolyn
- McClure, Doug
- McShane, Ian
- Moody, Lynne
- Morrow, Vic
- Rasulala, Thalmus
- Reed, Robert
- Rhodes, Hari
- Roundtree, Richard
- St. Jacques, Raymond
- Schuck, John
- Shenar, Paul
- Simpson, O. J.
- Sinclair, Madge
- Todd, Beverly
- Tyson, Cicely
- Uggams, Leslie
- Vereen, Ben
- Waite, Ralph
- Watson, William
- Woods, Renn
- Fried, Gerald
- Jones, Quincy
- Haley, Alex
- Wolper Productions
- Runtime
- 563
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Television programs
- Television series
- 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
-
- Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley
- Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977
- Released in 2007 as part of the 10 DVD set Roots, the complete collection
- Special features (discs 1 & 2): Optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members ; Video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions
- Special features (disc 3): Optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members ; Video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions ; "Roots" family tree ; "Remembering 'Roots'" featurette (c2002, 19 min.)
- Warner Home Video: 114485
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
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- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
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- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Disc 1: Episodes 1 & 2 -- Disc 2: Episodes 3 &4 -- Disc 3: Episodes 5 & 6
- Control code
- 430656472
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (1 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 x 27 cm)
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Full screen
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (573 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 114485
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format
- 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
-
- Based on the novel: Roots / by Alex Haley
- Originally produced as a television miniseries in 1977
- Released in 2007 as part of the 10 DVD set Roots, the complete collection
- Special features (discs 1 & 2): Optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members ; Video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions
- Special features (disc 3): Optional audio commentary for each episode by Wolper & various cast members ; Video highlights from the audio commentary recording sessions ; "Roots" family tree ; "Remembering 'Roots'" featurette (c2002, 19 min.)
- Warner Home Video: 114485
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Disc 1: Episodes 1 & 2 -- Disc 2: Episodes 3 &4 -- Disc 3: Episodes 5 & 6
- Control code
- 430656472
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (1 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 x 27 cm)
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Full screen
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (573 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 114485
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format
- Video recording format
- DVD
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