Research Catalog

Title

Baseball [videorecording] / Florentine Flims production ; in association with WETA-TV, Washington ; Baseball Film Project, Inc. ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns.

Publication

[S.l.]: Turner Home Entertainment : PBS Home Video, c1994.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Burns, Ken, 1953-
• Novick, Lynn.
• Ward, Geoffrey C.
• Chancellor, John, 1927 July 1-
• Florentine Films.
• WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
• Baseball Film Project, Inc.
• Turner Home Entertainment (Firm)
• PBS Home Video.

Description

9 videocassettes (ca. 18 hr. 54 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.

Summary

The definitive documentary of America's pastime, Baseball. Through a skillful blend of still photographs, film footage, interviews and voice overs, the history of "The Game" is brought to life. Covering the period from the 1840's to 1994 (just before the strike), the high and low moments, heroes and villains are explored and examined, providing an in-depth, informative, and enthralling look at this truly American passion.

Alternative Title

Baseball, a film by Ken Burns

Subject

Baseball > United States > History

Note

• Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
• Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin, ... [et al.].
• Originally produced as a television program in 1994.
• "Cat. no. B5318"--Box.
• Continers have cat. nos. B3161 thru B3169.
• Set issued in box.

Credits (note)

• Editor, Paul Barnes ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; consultants, Charles Alexander, ... [et al.] ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.].

Funding (note)

• Funding provided by General Motors ... [et al.].

System Details (note)

• VHS.

Contents

1. First inning: Our game [the 1840's-1900] (115 min.) -- 2. Second inning: Something like a war [1900-1910] (107 min.) -- 3. Third inning: The faith of fifty million people [1910-1920] (120 min.) -- 4. Fourth inning: A national heirloom [1920-1930] (117 min.) -- 5. Fifth inning: Shadow ball [1930-1940] (126 min.) -- 6. Sixth inning: The national pastime [1940-1950] (151 min.) -- 7. Seventh inning: The capital of baseball [1950-1960] (134 min.) -- 8. Eighth inning: A whole new ballgame [1960-1970] (116 min.) -- 9. Ninth inning: Home [1970-present] (148 min.).

Call Number

*UGS-215

ISBN

• 0780605489 (set)
• 078060539X (1)
• 0780605403 (2)
• 0780605411 (3)
• 078060542X (4)
• 0780605438 (5)
• 0780605446 (6)
• 0780605454 (7)
• 0780605462 (8)
• 0780605470 (9)

OCLC

32670282

Title

Baseball [videorecording] / Florentine Flims production ; in association with WETA-TV, Washington ; Baseball Film Project, Inc. ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns.

Imprint

[S.l.]: Turner Home Entertainment : PBS Home Video, c1994.

Credits

Editor, Paul Barnes ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; consultants, Charles Alexander, ... [et al.] ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.].

System Details

VHS.

Funding

Funding provided by General Motors ... [et al.].

Added Author

Burns, Ken, 1953-

Novick, Lynn.

Ward, Geoffrey C.

Chancellor, John, 1927 July 1-

Florentine Films.

WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)

Baseball Film Project, Inc.

Turner Home Entertainment (Firm)

PBS Home Video.

Research Call Number

*UGS-215 [Video]