Baseball [DVD]
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Baseball [DVD]

By Burns, Ken, 1953-
Novick, Lynn.

Genre Documentary television programs.

Published 2010. by PBS Home Video ; [Alexandria, Va.] by Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Hollywood, Calif.

UPC 841887012805

Bib Id 2024993

Description 11 videodiscs (approximatelty 23 hours) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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Leader
06750cgm a2201201Ia 4500
ISBN
9781608832774 : $100.00
1608832775
UPC
841887012805
Publisher Number
BASE610
BASE610.01
BASE610.02
BASE610.03
BASE610.04
BASE610.05
BASE610.06
BASE610.07
BASE610.08
BASE610.09
BASE610.10
BASE610.11
Language
eng
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DVD
Title
Baseball [DVD]
Varying Form of Title
Title on disc labels and container: Baseball, a film by Ken Burns
Description
11 videodiscs (approximatelty 23 hours) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
Videodisc release of a 1994 television program produced by the Baseball Film Project, Inc. ; includes the Tenth inning shown on PBS in 2010.
Contents
[v. 1] [disc 1.] The first inning : our game, the 1840's-1900 (115 min.) ; [disc 2.] The second inning : something like a war, 1900-1910 (107 min.) -- [v. 2] [disc 3.] The third inning : the faith of fifty million people, 1910-1920 (120 min.) ; [disc 4.] The fourth inning : a national heirloom, 1920-1930 (117 min.) -- [v. 3] [disc 5.] The fifth inning : shadow ball, 1930-1940 (126 min.) ; [disc 6.] The sixth inning : the national pastime, 1940-1950 (151 min.) -- [v. 4] [disc 7.] The seventh inning : the capital of baseball, 1950-1960 (134 min.) ; [disc 8.] The eighth inning : a whole new ballgame, 1960-1970 (116 min.) -- [v. 5] [disc 9.] The ninth inning : home, 1970-1992 (148 min.) -- [v. 6] [disc 1.] Top of the tenth, 1992-1999 (116 min.) ; [disc 2.] Bottom of the tenth, 1999-2009 (124 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.] ; editors, Paul Barnes, Yaffa Lerea, Tricia Reidy, Michael Levine, Rick Desgres.
Performers
Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin ... [et al.].
Summary
It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated ; Canadian home video rating: PG.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; full screen & widescreen ; 5.1 surround.
Language Note
English and Spanish; Closed-captioned.
Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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