| Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns [VHS] | ![Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61NMQMDRQ9L._SL160_.jpg) | Actors: Daniel Okrent, George Plimpton, John Chancellor, Buck O'Neil, Vin Scully
Studio: Pbs Home Video
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Rating:  169 reviews
Sales Rank: 5,923
Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 9
Running Time: 1140 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.7 x 4.3
ISBN: 0780605489
UPC: 794054531831
EAN: 9786303218724
ASIN: 6303218725
Theatrical Release Date: September 18, 1994
Release Date: April 16, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com essential video
After the national success of his 11-hour epic, The Civil War--the highest-rated miniseries in public-television history--many wondered if Ken Burns could capture the same energy and passion with smaller subjects. His reply, the 18-hour history of America's greatest sport, Baseball, not only quieted these worries, it also perhaps surpassed his prior achievement. Massive in scope (it covers more than 100 years), exhausting in detail, and filled with celebrities, journalists, politicians, historians, and the men who played the game, Burns's romantic love letter to the game achieves the impossible: even those who hate baseball can't help but become immersed in it. This is because Burns doesn't just detail the great players and the memorable plays and games; he also presents baseball as a cultural and social mirror, reflecting the beauty and hypocrisy of the nation that created it. Divided into nine innings, two hours each in length, the video examines complex social issues such as segregation, racial inequality (its section on Jackie Robinson, baseball's first African American player, should be required school viewing), labor battles between owners and players, politics, technology and gender conflicts, among others. Then, of course, there's fascinating footage and biographies on the players--troubled icons such as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, heroes such as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, and tragic figures such as Pete Rose and Lou Gehrig--the men who, despite a rocky and often hypocritical history, constructed baseball's tradition and preserved its invincibility. --Dave McCoy
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 Quintessential documentary on baseball. August 31, 2010
Payen (Los Angeles, CA)
Absolutely awesome, indepth documentary. I only have one complaint: It seems that it is a rather biased view of the Dodgers move to Los Angeles. I don't see how a documentary can be made on this subject with absolutely no mention of Robert Moses and the battle between him and O'Malley. Other than that, I love this set and watch it over and over again.
 Simply stupendous August 17, 2010
Kenneth Wolman (Sea Bright, New Jersey United States)
It brought me back to loving and following the game I loved for years. For that alone it is worth everything bright and beautiful.
baseball August 16, 2010
shel
a great look at the times and history as seen through baseball along with the some great stories and facts about baseball a enjoyable dvd trip for a few quite nights
Another success with Amazon August 2, 2010
Jillybean (NEWTOWN, PA, US)
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Our purchase was priced better than anywhere else we had checked. We received our package quickly and in excellent condition. Over and over, we choose Amazon for good deals, quality service, and straight-to-our-door delivery. A pleasure. Thanks.
simply the best August 1, 2010
R. Tintinger (Chicago.Ill)
I along with over 100+ million baseball lovers may know a lot on current events in baseball but the game we love today has a history that many do not know about, Ken Burns has a collection here that will absolutely entertain you and every baseball lover for hours and hours, from the very birth of American baseball to around 1994, sure there has been plenty of baseball history made after '94 ( Red and White Sox WS. champs) but it pales in comparison of the yesteryear.
You can now watch the teams your father watched when he was a little kid growing up along with the teams his father and his fathers father followed.
This is the best package value on American baseball history anywhere, I have done a lot of research and have found nun better than this.
If you are a lover of baseball history this is a must for your Christmas stocking.There is nothing better!
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