| Description |
10 videodiscs (approximately 23 hr.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin ... [et al.]. |
| Credits |
Producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.]. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of a 1994 television program. |
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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 |
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.) -- Extra inning: The making of Baseball (240 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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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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| 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, 1970-1994.
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Making of Baseball.
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| ISBN |
1415702438 (set) |
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9781415702437 (set) |
| Standard No. |
841887051262 |
| Music No. |
88578 |
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705126 PBS Home Video |
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