The 1930s. Disc 5, [videorecording] Seabiscuit / WGBH Educational Foundation ; an Insignia Films Production for the American Experience ; produced by Stephen Ives and Eve Morgenstern ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; directed by Stephen Ives.
Title from disc surface. "American Experience"-- Container. "WGBH"--Container. "PBS"--Container. Special features: interview with Stephen Ives, director of Seabiscuit ; superhorses gallery ; printable materials for educators ; access to the American Experience web site. Originally produced as an episode of the television program American experience 2003 . Narrated by Scott Glenn.
Contents:
Introduction -- Hard luck heroes -- A dangerous contender -- The hundred-grander -- Living your life all the way up -- Seabiscuit-itus -- The uses of adversity -- A two-horse extravaganza -- Four good legs between us -- A great sunrise.
Summary:
While not looking the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero.
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