Bibliograph

Roots, History presents ; an A+E Studios production ; in association with Marc Toberoff Productions and the Wolper Organization ; producers, Ann Kindberg ; produced by Alissa M. Kantrow

Type

Label

Roots, History presents ; an A+E Studios production ; in association with Marc Toberoff Productions and the Wolper Organization ; producers, Ann Kindberg ; produced by Alissa M. Kantrow

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: TV14

Main title

Roots

Oclc number

953420848

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2016

Responsibility statement

History presents ; an A+E Studios production ; in association with Marc Toberoff Productions and the Wolper Organization ; producers, Ann Kindberg ; produced by Alissa M. Kantrow

Runtime

389

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

Table Of Contents

Disc 1. Night 1 / starring Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke, Chris Obi, Babatunde Olusanmokun, James Purefoy, Forest Whitaker, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Simona Brown, Tony Curran, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Katie McGuinness ; costume designers, Ruth E. Carter, Diana Cilliers ; music by Alex Heffes, Philip Miller ; edited by Martin Nicholson, Greg Babor ; production designers, Ida Random, Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson ; director of photography, Sharone Meir ; producers, Ann Kindberg, Cheryl Eatock ; teleplay by Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal ; directed by Phillip Noyce -- Night 2 / starring Emayatzy Corinealdi, E'Myri Lee Crutchfield, G. Hannelius, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mandela van Peebles, Shannon Lucio ; edited by James D. Wilcox ; director of photography, Peter Menzies, Jr. ; teleplay by Alison McDonald ; directed by Mario Van PeeblesDisc 2. Night 3 / starring Chad L. Coleman, Regé-Jean Page, Anika Noni Rose, Michael James Shaw, Erica Tazel, Brett Rice, Mark Rolston ; edited by Neil Mandelberg ; teleplay by Charles Murray ; directed by Thomas Carter -- Night 4 / starring Lane Garrison, Tip 'TI' Harris, Anna Paquin, Mekhi Phifer, Sedale Threatt, Jr. ; edited by David Beatty ; teleplay by Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal ; directed by Bruce Beresford -- disc 3. Bonus feature: Roots: a history revealed

Technique

live action

Contributor