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Roots 6 Video Box Set
starring: LeVar Burton, Olivia Cole, Ben Vereen, Vic Morrow, Ji-Tu Cumbuka
directed by: David Greene, Gilbert Moses, John Erman, Marvin J. Chomsky

Price: $79.95

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302571257
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302571251
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: December 12, 1994
Running Time: 573 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 1977
Sales Rank: 126

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com essential video:
From the moment the young Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is stolen from his life and ancestral home in 18th-century Africa and brought under inhumane conditions to be auctioned as a slave in America, a line is begun that leads from this most shameful chapter in U.S. history to the 20th-century author Alex Haley, a Kinte descendant. The late Haley's acclaimed book Roots was adapted into this six-volume television miniseries, which was a widely watched phenomenon in 1977. The programs cover several generations in the antebellum South and end with the story of "Chicken" George, a freed slave played by Ben Vereen whose family feels the agony of entrenched racism and learns to fight it. Between the lives of Kunta and George, we meet a number of memorable characters, black and white, and learn much about the emotional and physical torments of slavery, from beatings and rapes to the forced separation of spouses and families. Nothing like this had ever confronted so many mainstream Americans when the series was originally broadcast, and the extent to which the country was nudged a degree or two toward enlightenment was instantly obvious. Roots still has that ability to open one's eyes, and engage an audience in a sweeping, memorable drama at the same time. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Roots
This was purchased as a Christmas present for a friend of mine...the gift was enjoyed even though the Post Office didn't deliver it properly...he is very happy with this gift

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- Wonderful
Amazon is fantastic. I ordered many items from them and I've always received them quick and in excellent condition. Of course, I always order new. Thank you Amazon. Margaret Bryan

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- A classic
It was great fun revisiting this classic. I wanted to have a version for my younger adult children and my grandkids who missed it on television in the seventies. What a remarkable story! Brilliantly told on the screen...

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- THE NATION'S ROOTS AS WELL!!
Perhaps the most famous TV miniseries of all time. Played for eight straight evenings in January of 1977. The country practically came to a halt during that time slot every evening. Over 130 million views tuned in to watch this amazing story of Alex Haley's family's roots and history. It has been translated into 28 languages since. While the story and technology may seem a little outdated today (how can it not?), this is one story worth watching to gain a better understanding our country's history and where we have come from. In many ways it is the story of our nation from the days of slavery through the great struggles for freedom for all. Kunta Kinte is the main character who was captured and forced into slavery as a young man and brought to America. Perhaps the most poignant moment in the ... Read More

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- Sound is deciving
Roots, what can one say about the grestest even in television history? But, if you are like me and have a surround sound systen DON'T purchase the 30th Anneversay edition. I only get audio out of the center speaker and it sounds like I am using a tin can for a speaker. Afriad that it may be my system I put in another DVD (Blade) and the sound was fantastic as usual. If anyone else has experienced this issue please let me know.

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