Rowley Public Library

Roots., David L. Wolper Productions ; Warner Bros. Television ; produced by Stan Margulies ; written by William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses, Fullscreen

Based on the novel by Alex HaleyDVD release of the original ABC television broadcast, January, 1977Special features: Disc 4: "Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation" newly created featurette ; "Roots: one year later" documentary ; audio commentary from key cast memebers including LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, and Ed Asner

multicolored

quadrophonic multichannel or surround

Cinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; original music, Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones ; costume designer, Jack Martell

other

30th anniversary edition

9781419850219

videodisc

Maya Angelou, LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed, Lorne Green, Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, George Hamilton, Richard Roundtree, Ben Vereen, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Cicely Tyson

4 videodiscs (645 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

(Sirsi) 1067972(OCoLC)81146919

DVD ; region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital

085391144854

114485 -- Warner Home Video

DVD