| Authors: |
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Tri-Star Pictures.
Redford, Robert.
Duvall, Robert.
Close, Glenn, 1947-
Levinson, Barry.
Malamud, Bernard.
Newman, Randy.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Baseball -- Drama.
Feature films.
Sports films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
[United States] : Tristar Pictures, Inc., 2007. |
| Description: |
2 videodiscs (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
1424850703 9781424850709 |
| Notes: |
Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud. |
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Videodisc release of the 1984 motion picture. |
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Special features: video introduction by director Barry Levinson; featurettes: When lightning strikes--creating The natural, Clubhouse conversations; A natural gunned down--the stalking of Eddie Waitkus; Knights in shining armor--the mythology of The natural; Extra innings; Heart of The natural. |
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Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth. |
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DVD, widescreen presentation; new Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack; mastered in high definition. |
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Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; music, Randy Newman. |
| Audience |
Rating: unrated (original motion picture rated PG). |
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| Summary: |
Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. As a 14-year old he fashions a baseball bat from an oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. His talent also catches the eye of a sportswriter who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. The appearance of a mysterious woman, however, shatters his dream. Years later Hobbs reappears as a rookie for the New York Knights and has an opportunity to share in their race for the pennant. |