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Roots (TV) (1977)
A dramatisation of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendents' liberationDirector: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene and Gilbert Moses
OVERALL: R1-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary on all episodes with executive producer David L. Wolper - featuring directors David Greene, John Erman and Marvin Chomsky, writer William Blinn, production designer Jan Scott, casting director Lynn Stalmaster, and actors LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, Cicely Tyson, John Amos, Beverly Todd, Gary Collins, Sandy Duncan, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Georg Stanford Brown, and Lynne Moody (includes optional "Video Inserts" and menu for the selected "Video Highlights")
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Extras:DISC ONE - SIDE A
*Episode 1 (92:12)
DISC ONE - SIDE B
*Episode 2 (91:15)
DISC TWO - SIDE A
*Episode 3 (91:46)
DISC TWO - SIDE B
*Episode 4 (91:25)
DISC THREE - SIDE A
*Episode 5 (91:48)
DISC THREE - SIDE B
*Episode 6 (91:29)
"Remembering Roots" -featurette (18:54)
"Roots" family tree
DVD-ROM features:
- Interactive "Roots Family Tree"
- Web site links
DISC FOUR
Bonus trailer: "Roots: The Next Generations (1979)"
"Roots: One Year Later" -documentary (49:45)
"Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation" -featurette (20:30) -
Subtitles:English, Spanish, and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Limited "Target Exclusive" also available (US "Target"-stores only): Additional 90-min sample disc from "Roots: The Next Generations (1979)".
Limited "Best Buy Exclusive" also available (US "Best Buy"-stores only), DVD containing two episodes of the cooking show, "Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin". -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary on all episodes with executive producer David L. Wolper and various cast and crew members (includes video inserts)
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Extras:DISC ONE - SIDE A
*Episode 1 (92:12)
DISC ONE - SIDE B
*Episode 2 (91:15)
DISC TWO - SIDE A
*Episode 3 (91:46)
DISC TWO - SIDE B
*Episode 4 (91:25)
DISC THREE - SIDE A
*Episode 5 (91:48)
DISC THREE - SIDE B
*Episode 6 (91:29)
"Remembering Roots" -featurette (18:54)
"Roots" family tree
DVD-ROM features -
Subtitles:English, French & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:25th Anniversary Edition (3 disc set)
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Commentaries:Audio commentary on all episodes with executive producer David L. Wolper - featuring directors David Greene, John Erman and Marvin Chomsky, writer William Blinn, production designer Jan Scott, casting director Lynn Stalmaster, and actors LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, Cicely Tyson, John Amos, Beverly Todd, Gary Collins, Sandy Duncan, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Georg Stanford Brown, and Lynne Moody (includes optional "Video Inserts" and menu for the selected "Video Highlights")
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Extras:DISC ONE - SIDE A
*Episode 1 (92:12)
DISC ONE - SIDE B
*Episode 2 (91:15)
DISC TWO - SIDE A
*Episode 3 (91:46)
DISC TWO - SIDE B
*Episode 4 (91:25)
DISC THREE - SIDE A
*Episode 5 (92.02)
*Episode 6 (91:29)
DISC THREE - SIDE B
"Remembering Roots" featurette (18:54)
"Roots" family tree
DVD-ROM features:
- Interactive "Roots Family Tree"
- Web site links -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, German HoHNorwegian, Polish, Spanish and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:3-disc Digipak.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary on all episodes with executive producer David L. Wolper - featuring directors David Greene, John Erman and Marvin Chomsky, writer William Blinn, production designer Jan Scott, casting director Lynn Stalmaster, and actors LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, Cicely Tyson, John Amos, Beverly Todd, Gary Collins, Sandy Duncan, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Georg Stanford Brown, and Lynne Moody (includes optional "Video Inserts" and menu for the selected "Video Highlights")
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Extras:DISC ONE - SIDE A
*Episode 1 (92:12)
DISC ONE - SIDE B
*Episode 2 (91:15)
DISC TWO - SIDE A
*Episode 3 (91:46)
DISC TWO - SIDE B
*Episode 4 (91:25)
DISC THREE - SIDE A
*Episode 5 (91:48)
*Episode 6 (91:29)
DISC THREE - SIDE B
"Remembering Roots" - featurette (18:54)
"Roots" family tree
DVD-ROM features:
- Interactive "Roots Family Tree"
- Web site links -
Subtitles:English and English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:3-disc fold-out digi-pack in cardboard slipcase
25th Anniversary Edition -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary on all episodes with executive producer David L. Wolper and various cast and crew members (includes video inserts)
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Extras:DISC ONE - SIDE A
*Episode 1 (92:12)
DISC ONE - SIDE B
*Episode 2 (91:15)
DISC TWO - SIDE A
*Episode 3 (91:46)
DISC TWO - SIDE B
*Episode 4 (91:25)
DISC THREE - SIDE A
*Episode 5 (91:48)
DISC THREE - SIDE B
*Episode 6 (91:29)
"Remembering Roots" -featurette (18:54)
"Roots" family tree
DVD-ROM features
- Interactive "Roots Family Tree"
- Web site links -
Subtitles:Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Picture format is NTSC, not PAL
Discs are coded R3/R4
25th Anniversary Edition (3 disc set) -
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OVERALL: R1
4-disc "30th Anniversary Edition", for the new extra-features.
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CUTS:
- R1 30th Anniversary Edition America- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R1 Anniversary Edition America- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 25th Anniversary Edition Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 Anniversary Edition United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - Yes - Episode 5 is cut by 14 seconds for cock-fighting.
- R4 Anniversary Edition Australia- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
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