Bibliograph

Baseball, a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns

Type

Label

Baseball, a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Baseball

Medium

videorecording

Responsibility statement

a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns

Runtime

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

Table Of Contents

Disc 1: The First inning: Our game, the 1840's-1900 (115 min.) -- Disc 2: The Second inning: Something like a war, 1900-1910 (107 min.) -- Disc 3: The Third inning: The faith of fifty million people, 1910-1920 (120 min.) -- Disc 4: The Fourth inning: A national heirloom, 1920-1930 (117 min.) -- Disc 5: The Fifth inning: Shadow ball, 1930-1940 (126 min.) -- Disc 6: The Sixth inning: The national pastime, 1940-1950 (151 min.) -- Disc 7: The Seventh inning: The capital of baseball, 1950-1960 (134 min.) -- Disc 8: The Eigth inning: A whole new ballgame, 1960-1970 (116 min.) -- Disc 9: The Ninth inning: Home, 1970-1994 (148 min.) -- Disc 10: Top of the tenth, 1992-1999 (116 min.) -- Disc 11: Bottom of the tenth, 1999-2009 (124 min)

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Baseball, a film by Ken Burns

Classification