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Control # 1 hbl99005162
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20230913131638.0
Phy Descr 7 vd|cvaizu
Fixed Data 8 030825p20011977xxu573| ||||vzeng
ISBN 20    $a0790763958
Obsolete 39    $a208972$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aGCG
Title 245 00 $aRoots$h[videorecording] /$ca David L. Wolper production ; Warner Bros. Television ; producer, Stan Margulies ; written for television by William Blinn ... [et al.] ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky ... [et al.].
Title:Varint 246 $aRoots $h[videorecording]
Edition 250    $a25th Anniversary Edition.
Imprint 260    $a[United States] :$bWarner Home Video,$c[2001].
Phys Descrpt 300    $a3 videodiscs ( 573 min.) :$bsd., col double sided ;$c4 3/4 in.
Series:Diff 490 $aBuhl Library Video Collection
Local Note 591    $aREQUEST AT THE CHECK-OUT DESK.
Note:General 500    $aOriginally broadcast as a miniseries in 1977, released on videodisc on Jan. 15, 2002.
Note:General 500    $aBased on the novel by Alex Haley.
Note:General 500    $aSpecial features: Digitally remastered image and audio from restored elements; commentary by executive producer David L. Wolper, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, Stan Winston and others ; behind-the-scenes documentary "Remembering Roots" ; DVD-ROM features: Roots family tree and web site links.
Note:Credits 508    $aCinematography, Stevan Larner, Joseph M. Wilcots ; editors, James T. Heckert, Peter Kirby, Neil Travis ; music, Quincy Jones and Gerald Fried.
Note:Perfrmr 511 $aLeVar 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, O.J. Simpson.
Abstract 520    $aAn adaptation of Alex Haley's book 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.
Note:Lang 546    $aIn English with optional soundtrack in Spanish and optional subtitles in French or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Note:Awards 586    $aGolden Globe Award: Best TV Series
Note:Awards 586    $aEmmy Awards: Outstanding Achievement Film Sound Editing ; Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition ; Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Lead Actor ; Outstanding Limited Series ; Best Supporting Actor ; Best Supporting Actress ; Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Subj:Pers 600 10 $aHaley, Alex$vDrama. .
Subj:Pers 600 30 $aKinte family$vDrama.
Subj:Pers 600 30 $aHaley family$vDrama.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAfrican Americans$vDrama.
Genre/Form 655  7 $aBiographical films.$2lcgft
Genre/Form 655  7 $aFilm adaptations.$2lcgft
Genre/Form 655  7 $aBiographical films.$2lcgft
Genre/Form 655  7 $aTelevision programs for the hearing impaired.$2lcgft
Genre/Form 655  7 $aHistorical films.$2lcgft
Genre/Form 655  7 $aMade-for-TV movies.$2lcgft
Genre/Form 655  7 $aFiction television programs.$2lcgft
AE:Pers Name 700 $aChomsky, Marvin J.,$d1929-2022.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aBurton, LeVar.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aAmos, John,$d1939-
AE:Pers Name 700 $aVereen, Ben.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aTyson, Cicely.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aCole, Olivia,$d1942-2018.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aAsner, Edward.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aUggams, Leslie.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aGosset, Louis,$d1936-.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aRasulala, Thalmus,$d1939-1991.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aSimpson, O. J.,$d1947-
AE:Pers Name 700 $aWaite, Ralph,$d1928-
AE:Pers Name 700 $aGreene, Lorne.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aMorrow, Vic,$d1931-1982.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aConnors, Chuck,$d1921-1992.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aReed, Robert,$d1932-1992.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aKirby, Peter.
AE:Corp Name 710 $aWolper Productions.
AE:Corp Name 710 $aWarner Bros. Television.
AE:Title Dif 740  0 $aRoots (Television program).
AE:Title Dif 740  0 $aRemembering Roots.