| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; stereo. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Performer |
With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
This 10-part series, with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today's America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey, Jr., Branford Marsalis, John Legend, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters and Rick Warren, among many others. |
| Contents |
[Disc 1]. Harry Connick, Jr. / Branford Marsalis -- Cory Booker / John Lewis -- Barbara Walters / Geoffrey Canada -- Kevin Bacon / Kyra Sedgwick -- [Disc 2]. Angela Buchdahl / Rick Warren / Yasir Qadhi -- Maggie Gyllenhaal / Robert Downey, Jr. -- Samuel L. Jackson / Condoleezza Rice / Ruth Simmons -- [Disc 3]. Sanjay Gupta / Margaret Cho / Martha Stuart -- John Legend / Wanda Sykes / Margarett Cooper -- Michelle Rodriguez / Adrian Grenier / Linda Chavez. |
| Credits |
Music, Michael Bacon ; editor, Seth Bomse ; directors of photography, Samuel Russell, Stephen McCarthy. |
| Subject |
Genealogy.
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Celebrities -- Genealogy.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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| Added Author |
Gates, Henry Louis.
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PBS Home Video.
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Kunhardt McGee Productions.
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Inkwell Films (Firm)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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| ISBN |
9781608836574 |
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1608836576 |
| Standard No. |
841887016605 |
| Music No. |
FIYO600 PBS Home Video |
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