| Description |
11 videodiscs : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen & widescreen; 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
English and Spanish; Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Performer |
Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin ... [et al.]. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.]. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of a 1994 television program ; includes the Tenth inning shown on PBS in 2010. |
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Contents listed from container. |
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Special features: interview with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, additional scenes, outtakes, plus over 2 hours of bonus footage. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Inning 1: Our game (1840's-1900) (115 min.) -- Inning 2: Something like a war (1900-1910) (107 min.) -- Inning 3: The faith of fifty million people (1910-1920) (120 min.) -- Inning 4: A national heirloom (1920-1930) (117 min.) -- Inning 5: Shadow ball (1930-1940) (126 min.) -- Inning 6: The national pastime (1940-1950) (151 min.) -- Inning 7: The capital of baseball (1950-1960) (134 min.) -- Inning 8: A whole new ballgame (1960-1970) (116 min.) -- Inning 9: Home (1970-1992) (148 min.) -- Inning 10: Top of the Tenth (1992-1999) (116 min.) -- Inning 10. Bottom of the Tenth (1999-2009) (124 min.). |
| Subject |
Baseball -- United States -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Baseball -- History -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Novick, Lynn.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
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| Note |
Title on disc labels and container: Baseball, a film by Ken Burns |
| Added Title |
Our game, the 1840's-1900.
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Something like a war, 1900-1910.
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Faith of fifty million people, 1910-1920.
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National heirloom, 1920-1930.
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Shadow ball, 1930-1940.
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National pastime, 1940-1950.
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Capital of baseball, 1950-1960.
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Whole new ballgame, 1960-1970.
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Home, 1970-1992.
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| ISBN |
9781608832774 |
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1608832775 |
| Standard No. |
841887012805 |
| Music No. |
BASE610 PBS Distribution |
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