ROOTS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION

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• Release Year: 1977
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America in 1767, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering the name of Kunta Kinte from one generation to the next until it reached a young boy growing up in Tennessee. His name was Alex Haley. And he proclaimed Kunta Kinte's name to the world. ; ; Through the lineage of one family, Haley and his Pulitzer Price-winning Roots told a story for all America and the world. Seen by 130-million viewers during its initial U.S. telecasts and the winner of dozens of awards, the David L. Wolper production remains a vital and engrossing entertainment landmark a quarter-century later. Digitally remastered for optimal video and audio presentation from the original elements, Roots will prove to be an unforgettable DVD journey. ;
• Cast: Henry Butts, Brooks Clift, Betty Cole, Chuck Connors, Pat Corley, Fred Covington, Yvonne De Carlo, Joe Dorsey, Kermit Echols, Richard Farnsworth, Bill Gribble, Stan Haze, Wayne Heffley, Cindy Henderson, Maurice Hunt, Brion James, John Dennis Johnston, Lee Kessler, Yaphet Kotto, Ronnie Leggett, Rachel Longaker, Macon McCalman, Robert Phalen, Hank Rolike, Fred D. Scott, Roosevelt Smith, Ernest Thomas, Cicely Tyson, Ann Weldon, Alex Haley, Sonny Shroyer, Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn, Thalmus Rasulala, Hari Rhodes, William Watson, Ren Woods, LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed, Lorne Greene, Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, Paul Shenar, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Gary Collins, Lee de Broux, Tanya Boyd, Beverly Todd, Thayer David, Raymond St. Jacques, Sandy Duncan, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Roxie Roker, Elma V. Jackson, Carolyn Jones, Macdonald Carey, Scatman Crothers, Olivia Cole, George Hamilton, Ian McShane, Lillian Randolph, Richard Roundtree, Ben Vereen, Wally Taylor, Davis Roberts, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Brad Davis, Hilly Hicks, Doug McClure, Lynne Moody, Lane Binkley, Richard McKenzie, Austin Stoker, Sally Kemp, Burl Ives, John Quade, Charles Cyphers, Todd Bridges, Tina Andrews, Rebecca Bess, Grand L. Bush, Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, William Blinn
• Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
• Runtime: 9:00
• Company: Warner Bros.
• Media Format: Series