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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302571257 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6302571251 Label: Warner Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 6 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: December 12, 1994 Running Time: 563 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 1977 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - ClassicThis product arrive in excellent condition for a Used item. The disc are clean without scratches and there is no skipping or picture loss. This is a classic film that can be difficult to watch but it is important piece of film. The actor list in this mini-series is absolutey phenomenal. To bad this is only shown on television during Black History Month. "We've come a long way...Right????" Rating: - RootsFound item on Amazon that was hard to locate elsewhere, making Amazon one of my first places to look in future. Rating: - Another epic 70s classicRoots acclaimed as one of the all time best miniseries boast some classic performances Ed Azner as he did in Rich Man Poor Man again terrific also Brad Davis as he did in Chiefs. The young Kunta Kinte played by Levar Burton and Kizzie by Leslie Uggams as well amongst a host of great performances. The story is well known so no need for me to repeat what other reveiws allready explain. Rating:  - Anti-white propogandaHaving seen this as a youngster, I can admit the acting is superb. Hence the 1 star review. That's where it ends though. "ROOTS" is, for the most part, a fictional tale Mr. Hailey plagiarized from WHITE AUTHOR Harold Courander and his book "The African". Yet this mini-series is held as indisputable fact. The slave trade was already going when whites went to Africa. Only a fool could think African warriors would let Europeans run roughshod over their country, taking slaves at will. The slaves were ... Read More Rating:  - Just my thoughtsI got this movie because I wanted my son to see it. I know when I watched it when I was young, it really had an effect on me. I could not believe how the slaves were treated. I watched the mini-seris on TV back in the 70's & when I watched this movie, it seemed to me that there was a lot of stuff not included in it but I am not sure. It still got the message arcoss to my son. I think it is a great movie that everyone, needs to see. |
