TY  - ADVS
AU  - Burton,LeVar
AU  - Amos,John
AU  - Vereen,Ben
AU  - Tyson,Cicely
AU  - Rasulala,Thalmus
AU  - Asner,Edward
AU  - Waite,Ralph
AU  - Greene,Lorne
AU  - Morrow,Vic
AU  - Connors,Chuck
AU  - Schuck,John
AU  - Uggams,Leslie
AU  - Reed,Robert
AU  - Gossett,Louis
AU  - Wolper,David L.
AU  - Margulies,Stan
AU  - Blinn,William
AU  - Chomsky,Marvin J.
AU  - Harewood,Dorian
AU  - Koslo,Paul
AU  - Singer,Marc
AU  - Shaw,Stan
AU  - Fonda,Henry
AU  - Thomas,Richard
AU  - Cara,Irene
AU  - Dee,Ruby
AU  - Brown,Georg Stanford
AU  - Erman,John
AU  - Brooks,Avery
AU  - Mulgrew,Kate
AU  - Cassidy,Shaun
AU  - McMartin,John
AU  - Hardin,Jerry
AU  - Price,Annabella
AU  - Bennett,Fran
AU  - Russ,Tim
AU  - Learned,Michael
AU  - Eyre,David
AU  - Hooks,Kevin
AU  - Haley,William
AU  - Frost,David
AU  - Haley,Alex
ED  - Warner Bros. Television.
ED  - Wolper Productions.
ED  - Warner Bros. Entertainment.
TI  - Roots: the complete collection 
SN  - 0780683838
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - Burbank, CA
PB  - Warner Brothers Entertainment
KW  - Haley, Alex
KW  - Haley family
KW  - Jackson family
KW  - Kinte family
KW  - Moore family
KW  - Haley, Alex.
KW  - Roots (Television program : 1977)
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - African American families
KW  - Drama
KW  - African Americans
KW  - History
KW  - Slavery
KW  - United States
KW  - Slaveholders
KW  - Southern States
KW  - Historical television programs
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Biographical television programs
KW  - Fiction television programs
KW  - Television adaptations
KW  - Television mini-series
KW  - Films for the hearing impaired
KW  - Television programs for the hearing impaired
N1  - Title from container; "Package Design & Supplementary Material c2011"--Back cover of all three series; Roots based on the book by Alex Haley. Roots, the next generations based on "Roots" and "Search" and additional material by Alex Haley. Roots, the gift based upon characters from the novel Roots by Alex Haley; Roots originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977, and Roots the next generation, broadcast in 1979. Roots, the gift originally produced for television in 1988; Special features: Roots: Commentary by David L. Wolper, Edward Asner, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, William Blinn, Jan Scott, and Lynn Stalmaster ; Roots family tree ; Remembering Roots (2002 documentary featurette); Special features: Roots, the next generation: The legacy continues [2004 documentary featurette]; Roots (3 DVDs ; 573 min. ; c1977 ; 30th anniversary ed.) -- Roots, the next generation (4 DVDs ; 688 min. ; c1979) -- Roots, the gift (1 DVD ; 94 min. ; c1988) -- The legacy of Roots, part one (1 DVD ; 75 min.) -- The legacy of Roots, part two (1 DVD ; 75 min.); Roots / a David L. Wolper [&] Warner Bros. Television production ; 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 ; music, Gerlad Fried, Quincy Jones; Roots, the next generations / a David L. Wolper [&] Warner Bros. Television production ; producer, Stan Margulies ; teleplay by Sydney A. Glass, Ernest Kinoy, Thad Mumford, John McGreevey, Daniel Wilcox ; directed by Georg Stanford Brown, Charles S. Dubin, John Erman, Lloyd Richards ; music, Gerald Fried; Roots, the gift / a David L. Wolper [&] Warner Bros. Television production ; producer, Mark M. Wolfer ; written by D.M. Eyre Jr. ; directed by Kevin Hooks ; music, Gerald Fried; Roots stars: LeVar Burton, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Lorne Green, Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Robert Reed, Lou Gossett; Roots, the next generations stars: Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Marc Singer, Stan Shaw, Henry Fonda, Richard Thomas, Irene Cara, Ruby Dee, Georg Stanford Brown; Roots, the gift stars: Louis Gossett, Jr., LeVar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Shaun Cassidy, John McMartin, Jerry Hardin, Annabella Price, Fran Bennett, Tim Russ, Michael Learned; The legacy of Roots, part one. Crossing over : William Haley, LeVar Burton. Roots : one year later hosted by Louis Gossett Jr. The legacy of Roots, part two. Alex Haley/David Frost interview ; Levar Burton; Rating: Not rated
N2  - Roots, adapted from the Alex Haley novel that 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 boy's abduction in Africa to America and continued throughout the generations that followed; Roots, the next generations follows the Haley family from the post-Civil War era until the more contemporary but still turbulent time of the 1960s and '70s, when Alex himself begins his research into the discovery of his roots; Roots: the gift (an expansion of the Roots saga with a Christmas theme three years after Kunta Kinte's first unsuccessful attempt to escape slavery) has Kunta Kinte and Fiddler desperately leading runaways through a network of safe havens to a getaway boat. As the boat fills there's room for one more passenger. A choice must be made; a Mandinka warrior can never abandon his friend; The legacy of Roots, part one. Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation provides a look back at the impact of the book and miniseries on culture and society -- Roots: one year later: "Fresh off the lightning impact of the original telecast, participants recall how the miniseries was born in this 1978 special."; The legacy of Roots, part two. Alex Haley interview episode from the "Talking with David Frost" series -- The struggle to make "Roots"--Connecting with the past -- Levar Burton's original screen test; The series that captivated a nation and made television history is brought to you in a complete box set that includes everything about Alex Haley's incredible family saga. The Complete Collection includes Roots which begins with Kunte Kinte's humble beginnings in Africa and continues in Roots: The Next Generations closing with Alex Haley's own life in the 1970's as he embarks on his research to unveil his roots. The Complete Collection also includes the Christmas movie Roots: The Gift as well as specially created special features to celebrate the legacy of Roots 30 years later
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