DVD

Roots / History presents ; an A+E Studios production ; in association with Marc Toberoff Productions and the Wolper Organization ; producers, Ann Kindberg (nights 1-4), Cheryl Eatock (night 1) ; produced by Alissa M. Kantrow ; teleplay by Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal (nights 1 and 4), Alison McDonald (night 2), Charles Murray (night 3) ; directed by Phillip Noyce (night 1), Mario Van Peebles (night 2), Thomas Carter (night 3), Bruce Beresford (night 4).

Kindberg, Ann, (television producer.). Eatock, Cheryl, (television producer.). Kantrow, Alissa M. (Alissa Miller), 1969- (television producer.). Konner, Lawrence, (screenwriter.). Rosenthal, Mark D., (screenwriter.). McDonald, Alison (Screenwriter), (screenwriter.). Murray, Charles (Screenwriter), (screenwriter.). Noyce, Phillip, (television director.). Van Peebles, Mario, (television director.). Carter, Thomas, 1953- (television director.). Beresford, Bruce, (television director.). Coleman, Chad, (actor.). Corinealdi, Emayatzy, 1980- (actor.). Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (actor.). Goode, Matthew, 1978- (actor.). T. I., 1980- (actor.). Kirby, Malachi, 1989- (actor.). Luke, Derek, 1974- (actor.). Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan, 1977- (actor.). Page, Regé-Jean, (actor.). Paquin, Anna, (actor.). Phifer, Mekhi, 1975- (actor.). Purefoy, James, 1964- (actor.). Rose, Anika Noni, 1972- (actor.). Tazel, Erica, (actor.). Threatt, Sedale, Jr., (actor.). Whitaker, Forest, (actor.). Carter, Ruth E., 1960- (costume designer.). Cilliers, Diana, (costume designer.). Heffes, Alex, (composer (expression)). Miller, Philip, 1964- (composer (expression)). Nicholson, Martin (Film editor), (editor of moving image work.). Babor, Greg, (editor of moving image work.). Wilcox, James D., (editor of moving image work.). Mandelberg, Neil, (editor of moving image work.). Beatty, David, (editor of moving image work.). Random, Ida, (production designer.). Hely-Hutchinson, Jonathan, (production designer.). Meir, Sharone, (director of photography.). Menzies, Peter, Jr, (director of photography.). Haley, Alex. Television adaptation of (work): Roots. (Added Author). History (Television network), (presenter.). A+E Studios, (production company.). Marc Toberoff Productions, (production company.). Wolper Organization, (production company.). Arts and Entertainment Network, (publisher.). Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), (distributor.). Chad Coleman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Tip 'TI' Harris, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Regé-Jean Page, Anna Paquin, Mekhi Phifer, James Purefoy, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Tazel, Sedale Threatt, Jr., Forest Whitaker. (Cast).

Summary:

The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War.

Record details

Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs., 29 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Santa Monica, California] : A&E Television Networks, LLC, [2016]
Distributor: Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2016], ©2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on Alex Haley's best selling novel. Special feature: Roots: A history revealed.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Night 1 ; Night 2 -- Disc 2. Night 3 ; Night 4 -- Disc 3. Bonus feature: Roots: a history revealed.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Costume designers, Ruth E. Carter (nights 1-4), Diana Cilliers (night 1) ; music by Alex Heffes (nights 1-4), Philip Miller (night 1) ; edited by Martin Nicholson, Greg Babor (night 1), James D. Wilcox (night 2), Neil Mandelberg (night 3), David Beatty (night 4) ; production designers, Ida Random (nights 1-4), Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson (night 1) ; directors of photography, Sharone Meir (night 1), Peter Menzies, Jr. (nights 2-4).
Participant or Performer Note:	Chad Coleman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Tip 'TI' Harris, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Regé-Jean Page, Anna Paquin, Mekhi Phifer, James Purefoy, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Tazel, Sedale Threatt, Jr., Forest Whitaker.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2016.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TV14.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.