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Roots (1977)

DVD

Unrated

Television/Drama · 9h 33m · 8/30/2011

Description

His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America in 1767, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, passing on his tale across generations until it reached a young boy growing up in Tennessee. His name was Alex Haley. Through the lineage of one family, Haley and his Pulitzer Prize-winning Roots told a story for all America and the world. Seen by 130 million viewers during its premiere telecasts and the winner of dozens of awards, the David L. Wolper production remains an engrossing entertainment 30 years later. Embark on an unforgettable DVD journey.

Release Country

United States

Barcode

883929161867

Release Date

8/30/2011

Media Type

TV Series

Audio

		English
		Spanish

Digital Copy

Not Included

Studio

Warner Home Video

Subtitles

English

Spanish

French

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

1.33:1

Cover Type

Keep Case (Std.)

Discs

Watch Alternatives

Cast

Olivia Cole

Mathilda (5 episodes, 1977)

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte / ... (4 episodes, 1977)

Ben Vereen

'Chicken' George Moore (4 episodes, 1977)

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler (4 episodes, 1977)

Vic Morrow

Ames (4 episodes, 1977)

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Wrestler (3 episodes, 1977)

Edward Asner

Capt. Thomas Davies (3 episodes, 1977)

Ralph Waite

Slater (3 episodes, 1977)

Robert Reed

Dr. William Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977)

Lynda Day George

Mrs. Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977)

John Amos

Toby (3 episodes, 1977)

Madge Sinclair

Bell Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977)

Leslie Uggams

Kizzy Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977)

Carolyn Jones

Mrs. Moore (3 episodes, 1977)

Lloyd Bridges

Evan Brent (3 episodes, 1977)

Georg Stanford Brown

Tom Harvey (3 episodes, 1977)

Brad Davis

Ol' George Johnson (3 episodes, 1977)

Hilly Hicks

Lewis (3 episodes, 1977)

Lynne Moody

Irene Harvey (3 episodes, 1977)

Lane Binkley

Martha Johnson (3 episodes, 1977)

Austin Stoker

Virgil (3 episodes, 1977)

Sandy Duncan

Missy Anne Reynolds (3 episodes, 1977)

Chuck Connors

Tom Moore (3 episodes, 1977)

Tracey Gold

Young missy reynolds (3 episodes, 1977)

Moses Gunn

Kintango (2 episodes, 1977)

Thalmus Rasulala

Omoro (2 episodes, 1977)

Hari Rhodes

Brima Cesay (2 episodes, 1977)

William Watson

Gardner (2 episodes, 1977)

Renn Woods

Fanta (2 episodes, 1977)

Lorne Greene

John Reynolds (2 episodes, 1977)

Thayer David

Harlan (2 episodes, 1977)

Scatman Crothers

Mingo (2 episodes, 1977)

George Hamilton

Stephen Bennett (2 episodes, 1977)

Lillian Randolph

Sister Sara (2 episodes, 1977)

Richard Roundtree

Sam Bennett (2 episodes, 1977)

Davis Roberts

Leonard (2 episodes, 1977)

Richard McKenzie

Sam Harvey (2 episodes, 1977)

John Quade

Sheriff Biggs (2 episodes, 1977)

Cicely Tyson

Binta (2 episodes, 1977)

Tina Andrews

Aurelia (2 episodes, 1977)

Henry Butts

Sitafa (2 episodes, 1977)

Joe Dorsey

Calvert (2 episodes, 1977)

Kermit Echols

Vilars (2 episodes, 1977)

Richard Farnsworth

Slave catcher (2 episodes, 1977)

Ronnie Leggett

Kalila (2 episodes, 1977)

Rachel Longaker

Caroline (2 episodes, 1977)

Ernest Thomas

Kailuba (2 episodes, 1977)

Yvonne De Carlo

Slave Owner's Wife (unknown episodes)

Lee Kessler

Miss Constable (unknown episodes)

Yaphet Kotto

(unknown episodes)

Fred D. Scott

(unknown episodes)

Crew

Marvin J. Chomsky

Director

John Erman

Director

William Blinn

Writer

William Blinn

Writer

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