Roots the complete original series

Reviewed in the united kingdom on 10 march 2014 verified purchase. Jun 01, 2016 roots was the ground breaking abc 12 hour miniseries in 1977, from the book by alex haley. The original miniseries, first aired on abc in 1977. The complete collection includes roots which begins with kunte kintes humble beginnings in africa and continues in roots. The classic series will be getting the bluray treatment this summer. The next generation, and, for the first time on dvd, roots.

In an early announcement to retailers, warner brothers will be releasing roots. The epic tale of celebrated pulitzerprize winning author alex haleys ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour miniseries roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller roots. It will also be available to own in digital hd for the very first time via purchase from digital retailers on may 16 th. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Roots was additionally honored with a prestigious george foster peabody award in 1978. Parents need to know that roots is the classic 1977 miniseries based on the bestselling book by alex haley, who spent years tracing his genealogy back to 1750. The complete original series hits bluray, digital hd.

Now this legendary series finally makes its way to the realm of high definition in the roots. Roots is a 1977 american television miniseries based on alex haleys work roots. For the original cast of roots, it was a mindblowing series. Sep 24, 2010 roots is a 1977 american television miniseries based on alex haleys work roots. The cast of this movie contained a young levar burton who has continued on to have an incredible career, most recently for reading rainbow which is where i met him at. Jun 09, 2016 now this legendary series finally makes its way to the realm of high definition in the roots. Roots was the ground breaking abc 12 hour miniseries in 1977, from the book by alex haley. The story is a chronological dramatization of alex haleys family roots, starting with his ancestors that were brought into the slave trade and ending with their liberation and freedom. Roots tv mini series 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov 21, 2016 a story of perseverance, one generation at a time.

John amos, lynne moody, ben vereen, leslie uggams, georg stanford brown, louis. Featuring all eight episodes as they originally aired on. The complete original series release on bluray on june 7, 2016, and we have 3 copies to give away to lucky winners. This is the award winning tv series that changed a generations thinking about slavery. The original series 4disc box set, the 1979 sequel roots. The gift, a movie that focuses on the relationship between two of. Lynda day george, levar burton, harry rhodes, john amos, ben vereen, louis gossett jr. Adapted from author, alex haleys bestselling, pulitzer prizewinning novel, roots. Kidnapped from africa and enslaved in america in 1767, he refused to accept his slave name of toby. Apr 10, 2019 well stop supporting this browser soon. For the best experience please update your browser.

The complete original series hits bluray and digital hd for the first time ever on june 7, 2016 from warner bros. Roots won many awards including numerous emmys, a golden globe and a peabody award. The complete miniseries is based on author alex haleys pulitzer prize winning novel roots. Duhamel leave a comment the historic 1977 miniseries event roots, based on alex haleys bestselling novel roots. The complete original series bluray 1977 at best buy. Roots miniseries premiere january 1977 abctv youtube. Winner of seven emmys, the landmark tv miniseries based on alex haleys bestseller traces the black experience in 18th and 19thcentury america through the experiences of one family, from capture in africa and slavery in the new world to freedom following the civil war. The epic tale of celebrated pulitzerprize winning author alex haleys ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini series roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller roots. The complete original series bd customers who viewed this item also viewed. Roots is a 2016 american miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on alex haleys 1976 novel, roots. The complete original series bluray release date june 7, 2016.

The complete original series bluray au meilleur prix. Roots tv miniseries 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The cast of this movie contained a young levar burton who has continued on to have an incredible career, most recently for reading rainbow which is where i met him at the disney social media moms conference two years ago. This was a onehour original show that followed haley as he dealt with the reactions to the book and the series. You can enter anytime between now and midnight eastern. So if you love books made into tv this is the one to buy the original roots. Roots received 37 primetime emmy award nominations and won nine. With levar burton, robert reed, john amos, louis gossett jr a dramatization of author alex haleys family line from ancestor kunta kintes enslavement to his descendants liberation. But roots retains its power as an epic story of struggle, where every small triumph seems to get whipped literally into. History premieres roots on memorial day 2016, airing over four consecutive nights at 9 p. Everything you could want in a roots collection is here, albeit in dvd quality, not bluray.

Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering the name of kunta kinte from one generation to the next until it reached a young boy growing up in tennessee. It was the event that no one knew or thought would be a ratings smash. I was a little concerned that the series would be dated, like so many of the event miniseries that flooded the small screen in the late70s and 80s. The complete original series bd bluray original various actor, director rated. It goes over many of the same points as the featurettes, but is worthwhile to get an idea of the series impact at the time. Abc was worried about it that they ran it over eight straight nights and it drew a record million viewers, 37 emmy noms, 9 wins and a golden globe. Alex haley spent 12 years combing through historical records in order to trace find his lineage all the way back to before his ancestors were stolen from africa and enslaved. The epic program followed several generations of the of lives of a family of slaves. Roots is an american television miniseries based on alex haleys 1976 novel roots. Roots the complete collection dvd, 2011, 6disc set for. The complete original series from family and add this movie to your collection. Also coinciding with the original series 40 th anniversary, roots. The complete original series chronicles the expansion of haleys own family across many generations. The complete original series features an allstar cast that includes john.

For the original cast of roots, it was a mindblowing series the cast of the original roots, from left. I purchased this collection mostly for the the next generations series, so the added the gift and all of the dvd extras were wonderful. The complete collection brings together for the first time all the original episodes, sequels and extras of the awardwinning series in one box set, comprising roots. The series that captivated a nation and made television history is brought to you in a complete box set that includes everything about alex haleys incredible family saga. The entire roots miniseries is now streaming on hulu. The complete original series hits bluray and digital hd for the first time ever. The saga of an american family, was a game changing cultural event in the united states. In graphic and heartrending detail, the miniseries shows the brutality and misery of slavery, from people who were kidnapped from their villages in africa to the slave auctions that. It first aired on may 30, 2016 and stars malachi kirby, forest whitaker, anna paquin, laurence fishburne, jonathan rhys meyers, anika noni rose, t. The 2016 series also includes a subplot, not in the original series or the book roots, where the mistress of frederick murray is a union spy working for the pinkerton.

May 31, 2016 this is the award winning tv series that changed a generations thinking about slavery. Roots the complete mini series and the gift dvd new and sealed. The images are a great improvement over the original dvds. It was well worth the wait to have this extraordinary series permanently in my collection. The complete original series is available for for eight consecutive nights in january 1977, a recordbreaking 140 million americans.

The complete original series dvd 2007 cert pg free shipping, save. I was a junior in high school at the time, and remember being blown away by the series, which we discussed in class. The only thing missing, and i wouldnt expect it to be on here is oprah winfreys roots reunion show. Roots the complete collection dvd, 2011, 6disc set. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The remake of roots in 2016 does not follow the books as well as this original mini series does. The next generation and for the first time on dvd, roots. The complete miniseries episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Roots really changed the way everyone watched television and what movies and tv shows were capable of, but the much bigger change. The entire roots mini series is now streaming on hulu.