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Roots [digital videodisc] / a David L. Wolper production ; Warner Bros. Television ; producer, Stan Margulies ; written for television by Wiliam Blinn ... [et al.] ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky ... [et al.].

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[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2001]

Haley, Alex -- Drama

Kinte family -- Drama.

Haley family -- Drama.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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3 videodiscs (573 min.) : sd., col., double sided ; 4 3/4 in.

25th anniversary ed., standard version.

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 that follow.

9 Emmy awards (1976-77); George Foster Peabody award (1977); Television Critics Circle awards (1977); Golden Globe award (1977).

MPAA rating: Not rated.

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