BASEBALL: A FILM BY KEN BURNS--NINE INNING SET is the complete nine-volume PBS documentary on the history of baseball in America from the country's preeminent documentarian, Ken Burns (THE CIVIL WAR). Each individual title, or inning, is available separately; they are OUR GAME, SOMETHING LIKE A WAR, THE FAITH OF 50 MILLION PEOPLE, A NATIONAL HEIRLOOM, SHADOW BALL, THE NATIONAL PASTIME, THE CAPITAL OF BASEBALL, A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME, and HOME. Each set is a fascinating examination of the history of the game, told through the eyes of those who played it, those who watched it, those who wrote about it, and those who dreamed about playing it.
Ken Burns' 9-volume documentary on America's favorite sport, its century and a half history, as well as its impact on America and Americans.
Originally aired on PBS, September 18-22 and September 25-28, 1994.
"Baseball" is 18 hours, 27 minutes long, divided into nine segments, or "Innings." The set comes with collectible baseball cards.
Each Inning is available separately. See the individual titles for more information:
First Inning: "Our Game"
Second Inning: "Something Like a War"
Third Inning: "The Faith of 50 Million People"
Fourth Inning: "A National Heirloom"
Fifth Inning: "Shadow Ball"
Sixth Inning: "The National Pastime"
Seventh Inning: "The Capital of Baseball"
Eighth Inning: "A Whole New Ballgame"
Ninth Inning: "Home" with "Extra Innings"
Copyright 1994 The Baseball Film Project, Inc. "Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns" is a trademark of baseball Licensing International, Inc., 1994.
DVD Features:
10-Disc Set
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Additional Interviews With Renowned Baseball Figures
Bonus Documentary - THE MAKING OF BASEBALL
Interactive Features:
Interactive Trivia Quiz
Text/Photo Galleries:
Historical Baseball Timeline
Key Baseball Statistics Through the 1999 Season
Voice
John Chancellor: BASEBALL narrator/newsman
Review 1:
"...BASEBALL contemplates the game as a profound and evolving metaphor for the American experience..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.41 09/15/1994
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