Roots: The Original Series - Volumes 1 and 2 DVD
Starring Edward Asner, Chuck Connors, Maya Angelou, Lloyd Bridges, Louis Gossett Jr, Lorne Greene, Moses Gunn, George Hamilton, Doug McClure, Vic Morrow, Thalmus Rasulala, Harry Rhodes, Richard Roundtree, Cicely Tyson, William Watson, Ian McShane
Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
DVD
Description
The television adaptation of Alex Hailey's bestselling novel (based on his own family's roots) offers a dramatic portrayal of African-American history, from the time of the slave trade to the American Civil War.
The story begins in The Gambia, West Africa, and a new Mandike warrior is born to Binta and Omoro called Kunta Kinte.
When a grown man, Kunta Kinte is kidnapped by slavers and taken to America where he struggles to come to terms with being a slave for many years.
Eventually he accepts he cannot return to Africa and settles down to create a family.
The story then follows the next generations of Kunta Kinte's family until the abolition of slavery after the Civil War.
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:DVD
- Region:2
- Certification:(PG)
- EAN:7321902184616
- Catalogue number:1000086795
- Studio:Warner Bros. Home Ent.
- Release date:29/10/2007
- Genre:Drama
- Colour:Colour
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:DVD
- Region:2
- Certification:(PG)
- EAN:7321902184616
- Catalogue number:1000086795
- Studio:Warner Bros. Home Ent.
- Release date:29/10/2007
- Genre:Drama
- Colour:Colour
