Product Details

• Actors: Ann-Margret, Halle Berry, Patricia Clarkson, Tim Daly, Victor Garber
• Directors: John Erman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: January 15, 2008
• Run Time: 283 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000XA5JWG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,217 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
There are two sides to every story, the saying goes. For Alex Haley, one side was roots, the towering chronicle tracing severn generations of his mother's family. The othe side comes to the screen in Alex Haley's Queen, the remarkable history of a paternal side of the author's family. David L. Wolper (Roots, The Thorn Birds) is the executive producer of this acclaimed adaption of the story Haley was working on when he died. Halle Berry plays Queen, daughter of a slave (Jasmine Guy) and a plantation owner (Tim Daly). During the turbulent decades of the antebellum South, the Civil war, Reconstruction and beyond, she searches for a home in the two cultures of her heritage - and at times is shunned by both. Rejection and hate are no match for her unconquerable will, however. Ann-Margret, Danny Glover, and Ossie Davis are among the many stars of this poingnant, uplifting final chapter of the Haley legacy.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alex Haley's Final Work Shines!!--Remastered and Restored To DVD!!, January 14, 2008

By	MUZIK4THAPEOPLE!! (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

I remember back when this aired on CBS in the early '90's.
Halle Berry plays the late Alex Haley's paternal grandmother,
the ever strong, fiery and resilient Queen!!--This story is
a tour de force and has an excellent supporting cast.
This was Alex Haley's last work before he passed away a year
or two before this was first aired.
As I said, all of the cast shine in this and it makes a
great addition to your DVD collection and brilliantly caps
off the "ROOTS" saga!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally This Movie is on DVD!, June 24, 2008

By	C. White "I Love Books" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have loved Alex Haley's "Queen" since I was a little girl. It's so ironic this came out on DVD because I have been periodically checking to see if it had been released on DVD yet. I am so glad to see it!

To respond to some concerns about the DVD, they did not leave any parts of the movie out. When the first episode ends, be sure to go to the main menu and choose Episode two. That will show the parts of the film that people say are missing.

Also, coming from someone who has read the book more than once, no character in the film is random. They are all there for a purpose and their story is relevant to Queen's life in the book.

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Alex Haley's Queen, January 31, 2008

By	A. Reed "Mizreed" (wash dc metro area, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love the movie and own the VHS. The DVD version was cut short. Some great scenes missing from the DVD, I feel robbed. I purchased the DVD for my daughter's birthday. She emailed me from Iraq saying "Mom I hate the DVD version, half the movie was cut out". When I watched the movie I fell asleep and thought that was why I missed most of the movie. Please release a full version of the movie.....