| Authors: |
Florentine Films.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Burns, Ken, 1953-
Novick, Lynn.
David, Keith.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Baseball -- United States -- History.
Documentary television programs.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2010. |
| Description: |
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
1415753636 9781415753637 9781608832781 |
| Notes: |
Produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington. |
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Originally aired as a two-part documentary on PBS. |
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Distributors may vary. |
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Special features: interview with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick; additional scenes; outtakes. |
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Narrated by Keith David. |
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DVD; stereo, widescreen. |
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In English or dubbed Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; closed-captioned. |
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Producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick. |
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| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
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| Summary: |
The game of baseball continues to reflect the complicated country that created it. Players and owners wage a battle over money and power; Cal Ripken becomes the game's new Iron Man; sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds do things that have never been done before; the Yankees build a dynasty, while their arch rivals, the Red Sox, stage the greatest comeback in history. In September of 2001, baseball offers the hope that things will one day return to normal. |