| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC. |
| Language |
Dialogue in English or French, Spanish with English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. |
| Cast |
John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney, Kevin Tighe. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, John Tintori ; music, Mason Daring ; production designer, Nora Chavooshian. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Eliot Asinof. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
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Special features: Audio commentary by director John Sayles; Two-part retrospective documentary; The story behind the movie featurette; DB, the bat & the 2005 World Series featurette. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Access |
This disc is copy protected. |
| Audience |
Rating: G CHV rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Film about the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal. The young, idealistic White Sox players who, despite being pennant winners, are treated with disdain by their penny-pinching owner/manager. Ripe for a money-making scheme, the demoralized team agrees to throw the World Series. But when they're defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes. |
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Chicago White Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World Series (Baseball) (1919) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Baseball -- Illinois -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sports -- Corrupt practices -- Illinois -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Asinof, Eliot, 1919-2008 -- Film adaptations.
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DVDs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Baseball films.
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Historical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Sayles, John, 1950- screenwriter, director.
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Pillsbury, Sarah, producer.
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Sanford, Midge, producer.
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Cusack, John, 1966- actor.
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James, Clifton, 1921- actor.
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Lerner, Michael, 1941- actor.
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Lloyd, Christopher, 1938- actor.
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Sheen, Charlie, actor.
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Strathairn, David, actor.
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Sweeney, D. B. (Daniel Bernard), 1961- actor.
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Daring, Mason, composer.
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Asinof, Eliot, 1919-2008.
Eight men out.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
883904102953 |
| Music No. |
110295 MGM DVD |
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