Burns, Ken.

Baseball [videorecording (DVD)] / Title on disc labels and container: Baseball, a film by Ken Burns a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns. - [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2010. - 11 videodiscs : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Videodisc release of a 1994 television program.

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.) - The Tenth 1999-2009.

Producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.]. Producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.].

Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin ... [et al.].

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.

MPAA rating: Not rated.


DVD.


Closed-captioned.

9781608832774 1608832775

841887012805

BASE610 PBS Distribution


Baseball--History.--United States
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.


Documentary television programs.