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Roots.

Title
Roots. Episode 3 [videorecordings] / David L. Wolper Productions ; producer, Stan Margulies ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky ; written by James Lee and William Blinn.
Publication
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1992, 1977.

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Additional Authors
  • Haley, Alex
  • Margulies, Stan
  • Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022
  • Lee, James, 1923-
  • Blinn, William
  • Amos, John, 1939-
  • George, Lynda Day
  • Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024
  • Greene, Lorne
  • Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982.
  • Reed, Robert
  • Sinclair, Madge
  • Wolper Productions
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (95 min.) : sd.,col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  • Third episode of an adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was captured and sold into slavery. The series follows the struggle for freedom which began with the young man's abduction and was continued by his descendants.
  • During the time of the American Revolutionary War, Kunta Kinte escapes slavery again, and is crippled by slave catchers. He marries, and sacrifices his freedom to care for his wife and their newborn daughter, Kizzy.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Feature films.
  • Video.
  • Historical.
Note
  • Based on the book of the same title by Alex Haley.
  • Videocassette release of the 1977 television miniseries.
Performer (note)
  • John Amos, Lynda Day George, Louis Gossett, Lorne Greene, Vic Morrow, Robert Reed, Madge Sinclair.
Audience (note)
  • General.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-354c
ISBN
0790714639
OCLC
  • 27299697
  • NYPG98-F529
Title
Roots. Episode 3 [videorecordings] / David L. Wolper Productions ; producer, Stan Margulies ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky ; written by James Lee and William Blinn.
Imprint
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1992, 1977.
Cast
John Amos, Lynda Day George, Louis Gossett, Lorne Greene, Vic Morrow, Robert Reed, Madge Sinclair.
Audience
General.
System Details
VHS.
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Added Author
Haley, Alex. Roots.
Margulies, Stan. Producer
Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022, director.
Lee, James, 1923- writer.
Blinn, William, writer.
Amos, John, 1939-
George, Lynda Day.
Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024
Greene, Lorne.
Morrow, Vic, 1931-1982.
Reed, Robert.
Sinclair, Madge.
Wolper Productions.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Publisher No.
12626 Warner Home Video
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-354c
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