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[DVD] The Roots (Region-3 / 4 DVD Set)
Starring: Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn, Thalmus Rasulala, Hari Rhodes
Directors: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman
Studio: Warner Bros
Genre: Drama (TV)
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About This DVD
From the moment the young Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is stolen from his
life and ancestral home in 18th-century Africa and brought under inhumane
conditions to be auctioned as a slave in America, a line is begun that leads
from this most shameful chapter in U.S. history to the 20th-century author Alex
Haley, a Kinte descendant. The late Haley's acclaimed book Roots was adapted
into this six-volume television miniseries, which was a widely watched
phenomenon in 1977. The programs cover several generations in the antebellum
South and end with the story of "Chicken" George, a freed slave played by Ben
Vereen whose family feels the agony of entrenched racism and learns to fight it.
Between the lives of Kunta and George, we meet a number of memorable characters,
black and white, and learn much about the emotional and physical torments of
slavery, from beatings and rapes to the forced separation of spouses and
families. Nothing like this had ever confronted so many mainstream Americans
when the series was originally broadcast, and the extent to which the country
was nudged a degree or two toward enlightenment was instantly obvious. Roots
still has that ability to open one's eyes, and engage an audience in a sweeping,
memorable drama at the same time. --Tom Keogh
| Audio Format: | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Video Format: | Standard 1.33:1 / NTSC |
| Languages: | English / Spanish |
| Subtitles: | Korean / English / Portuguese / Spanish / Chinese |
| Country Made: | Korea |
| Region Code: | 3 |
| Year Made: | - |
| Running Time: | - |
| Special Features: |
Interactive Menu Scene Selections Trailer Commentary Video Highlights Commentary with David Wolper, cast and crew "Remembering Roots" Roots family Tree(2pg) |
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