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Roots : the next generations

Haley, Alex Based on (work): Roots. (Added Author). Haley, Alex Based on (work): My search for roots. (Added Author). Margulies, Stan, (producer.). Brown, Georg Stanford, (director,, actor.). Dubin, Charles, (director.). Erman, John, 1935-2021 (director.). Richards, Lloyd, (director.). Glass, Sydney A., (screenwriter.). Kinoy, Ernest, (screenwriter.). Mumford, Thad, (screenwriter.). Wilcox, Daniel, (screenwriter.). Harewood, Dorian, (actor.). Koslo, Paul, 1944-2019 (actor.). Singer, Marc, 1948- (actor.). Shaw, Stan, 1952- (actor.). Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (actor.). Thomas, Richard, 1951- (actor.). Cara, Irene, 1959-2022 (actor.). Dee, Ruby, (actor.). Long, Avon, (actor.). Warner Bros. Television, (presenter.). Wolper Productions, (production company.). Warner Bros. Entertainment, (producer,, distributor.). Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Marc Singer, Stan Shaw, Henry Fonda, Richard Thomas, Irene Cara, Ruby Dee, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, Lynne Moody. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Disc. 1. Episodes 1 &
2
Disc. 2. Episodes 3 &
4
Disc. 3. Episodes 5 &
6
Disc 4. Episode 7
The legacy continues [2004 documentary featurette].

Item details

  • Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 688 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: Burbank, California : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2018]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on "Roots" and "Search" and additional material by Alex Haley.
Originally broadcast as a television miniseries from 1978-1979.
Originally packaged as part of "Roots: The Complete Collection" in 2018. Roots: The Next Generations has been separated to circulate individually by the owning library.
Full screen (1.33:1) presentation.
Special features: Roots, the next generation: The legacy continues [2004 documentary featurette].
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc. 1. Episodes 1 & 2
Disc. 2. Episodes 3 & 4
Disc. 3. Episodes 5 & 6
Disc 4. Episode 7 ; The legacy continues [2004 documentary featurette].
Creation/Production Credits Note: 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.
Participant or Performer Note: Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Marc Singer, Stan Shaw, Henry Fonda, Richard Thomas, Irene Cara, Ruby Dee, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, Lynne Moody.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby audio mono.
Language Note:
Sound track in English ; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:
Primetime Emmy for outstanding drama or comedy special, 1979 ; Primetime Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie, 1979 ; NAACP Image Award for outstanding actress in a television movie, mini-series or dramatic special, 1979 ; NAACP Image Award for outstanding actor in a television move, mini-series or dramatic special, 1979 ; NAACP Image Award for outstanding television movie, mini-series or dramatic special, 1979 ; Writers Guild of America Award for television long form-multi-part, 1980.

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