ROOTS: The Event That Made Television History. 200 Years To Unfold. 12 Years Of Research To Discover. 2 Years To Create. 8 Nights To Make Television History. Special features Contains the entire 8-part mini-series on 3 discs Digitally remastered image and audio from restored elements Commentary by executive producer David L. Wolper, and actors LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Ed Asner, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, Stan Winston and many others Behind-the-scenes documentary: Remembering Roots DVD-ROM features: Roots family tree and web site links Product details Actors: LeVar Burton, Todd Bridges, Robert Reed, John Amos, Madge Sinclair Format: Box set, Color, Subtitled, Miniseries, NTSC Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 3 Rated: NR Not Rated Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: January 15, 2002 Run Time: 563 minutes