| Authors: |
PBS Distribution (Firm)
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Burns, Ken, 1953-
Novick, Lynn.
Ward, Geoffrey C.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Baseball -- United States -- History.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2010] |
| Description: |
11 videodiscs (ca. 23 hr.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9781608832774 1608832775 |
| Notes: |
Videodisc release of a 1994 television program ; includes the Tenth inning shown on PBS in 2010. |
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Special features: interview with Ken burns and Lynn Novick; additional scenes; outtakes. |
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Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin ... [et al.]. |
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DVD; NTSC; Region 1; Full screen & widescreen; 5.1 surround. |
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English and dubbed Spanish; Closed-captioned, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.]. |
| Contents: |
The First inning: Our game, the 1840's-1900 (115 min.) -- The Second inning: Something like a war, 1900-1910 (107 min.) -- The Third inning: The faith of fifty million people, 1910-1920 (120 min.) -- The Fourth inning: A national heirloom, 1920-1930 (117 min.) -- The Fifth inning: Shadow ball, 1930-1940 (126 min.) -- The Sixth inning: The national pastime, 1940-1950 (151 min.) -- The Seventh inning: The capital of baseball, 1950-1960 (134 min.) -- The Eighth inning: A whole new ballgame, 1960-1970 (116 min.) -- The Ninth inning: Home, 1970-1994 (148 min.) -- Top of the Tenth, 1992-1999 (116 min.) -- Bottom of the Tenth 1999-2009 (124 min.). |
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| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
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| 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. |