Baseball [blu-ray] / a film by Ken Burns ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV, Washington ; produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns.
Format:
[blu-ray] /
Publisher:
PBS Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
11 videodiscs : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Contains (expression) Baseball (Television program) Our game, the 1840's-1900. Something like a war, 1900-1910. Faith of fifty million people, 1910-1920. National heirloom, 1920-1930. Shadow ball, 1930-1940. National pastime, 1940-1950. Capital of baseball, 1950-1960. Whole new ballgame, 1960-1970. Home, 1970-1992. Top of the tenth, 1992-1999. Bottom of the tenth, 1999-2009. Making of Baseball.
Notes:
Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin [and others]. Blu-ray release of a 1994 television program produced by the Baseball Film Project, Inc.; includes the Tenth inning shown on PBS in 2010. Special features: Interview with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, additional scenes, outtakes.
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
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.