Roots - Original Series - 25th Anniversary Edition
1977
PLEASE NOTE THE DISCS ARE DOUBLE SIDED In 1977, the miniseries ROOTS aired, changing the face of television--and American culture--forever. This highly acclaimed series, based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel, follows the lineage of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), an African man abducted from his village and sold into slavery .. Read more
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges, Edward Asner, Chuck Connors, Cicely Tyson |
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| Director | Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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Roots - Original Series - 25th Anniversary Edition
PLEASE NOTE THE DISCS ARE DOUBLE SIDED In 1977, the miniseries ROOTS aired, changing the face of television--and American culture--forever. This highly acclaimed series, based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel, follows the lineage of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), an African man abducted from his village and sold into slavery in the United States. There he contends with the cruel hardships of slavery, while trying to escape to make a better life for himself and his family. The programme features a veritable cast of thousands, including Ed Asner, Ben Vereen, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Cicely Tyson, and Louis Gossett, Jr.
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges, Edward Asner, Chuck Connors, Cicely Tyson, Doug McClure, Vic Morrow, George Hamilton, Lorne Greene |
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| Director | Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 9 hrs 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 30 Sep 2002 Production year: 1977 |
| Format | DVD |
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Features episodes 1 and 2 Note: This is a double-sided disc, please flip over when you have watched episode 1...
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49 out of 75 people found this review helpful
Should have left it in the past
I was really looking forward to watching this again after being gripped by it as a child. Oh dear.... should have left it in my memory. Yes, the acting is good and it's a story that needs to be told but I'd like to see a remake that would be much grittier and far less sanitised for the 21st century viewer. The opening scenes of village life in Africa were particularly unrealistic and looked like something out of an American bible class video! Maybe disc 2 and 3 are better but I'm not going to risk it.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Superbly portrayed
Powerfully penned by Alex Haley it gives us a true insight into slavery in all the traditions of a bygone age that should never be forgotten. It shows the exploitation of the African people and how they were treated separated from their families for the white man's gain and greed, a story superbly portrayed.
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