| Authors: |
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Pakula, Alan J., 1928-1998
Berkman, Ted.
Blau, Raphael, 1912-1966.
Mulligan, Robert, 1925-
Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992
Malden, Karl.
Moore, Norma, 1935-
Williams, Adam, 1929-
Wilson, Perry.
Votrian, Peter.
Bernstein, Elmer.
Head, Edith.
Piersall, Jimmy.
Hirshberg, Albert, 1909-1973.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Fielding (Baseball) -- Drama.
Mental illness -- Drama.
Feature films.
Baseball films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- Drama.
Piersall, Jimmy -- Drama.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c2003. |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
0792186842 |
| Notes: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
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Based on a story by James A. Piersall and Albert S. Hirshberg. |
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Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson, Peter J. Votrian. |
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DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
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English or French dialogue. |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Director of photography, Haskell Boggs ; editor, Aaron Stell ; original music, Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Edith Head. |
| Series: |
Widescreen DVD collection.
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| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
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| Summary: |
When the record books closed on Boston Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall's career, it showed 17 seasons in the major leagues and an impressive lifetime batting average of .272. But before all that, Piersall faced a foe much tougher: mental illness. Based on the true story. |