History of baseball (documentary televised)

History of baseball ( Baseball: In Film by Ken Burns ) televised Ken Burns diffused on PBS in 1994 is documentary. The first episode was diffused the September 18th 1994. Winner of a Emmy Award (Outstanding Informational Series) and named for another (Outstanding Individual Achievement, Informational Programming), this documentary devoted to the history of the national pastime American account nine episodes (like the number of handles of a match of baseball) in its original version. Diffused for the first time in France by Planet in 1998, the series was then cut out in 18 episodes of about fifty minutes each one. John Chancellor ensures the voice-over of the original version.

Nine episodes

; First sleeve - Our Range : Origins of the play at the end of the XIXe century. ; Second handle - Something Like has War : This episode covers the period active of 1900 with 1910 with in particular the formation of the American Ligue, its bringing together with the National league and the portrait of Ty Cobb. ; Third handle - The Faith off Fifty Million People : This episode covers the period active of 1910 with 1920 with in particular the scandal of Black Sox . ; Fourth handle - has National Heirloom : This episode covers the period active of 1920 with 1930 with in particular the consequences of the scandal of Black Sox and the arrival of Babe Ruth in the play. ; Fifth handle - Shadow Ball : This episode covers the period active of 1930 with 1940 with in particular the rise to power of the Negro Leagues . ; Sixth handle - National The Pastime : This episode covers the period active of 1940 with 1950 with in particular the arrival in major League of Jackie Robinson. ; Seventh handle - Capital The off Baseball : This episode covers the period active of 1950 with 1960 with in particular the opposition of the three large clubs new yorkais (New York Yankees, New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers) and the drama of the transfers of Giants and Dodgers towards other skies. ; Eighth handle - has Whole New Ballgame : This episode covers the period active of 1960 with 1970 with in particular the expansion of the major League through all the country and the problems adverse players and owners. ; Ninth handle - Home : This episode covers the period active of 1970 with 1994 with in particular the current evolutions of the play and of its environment.

Speakers

Many personalities take part in this documentary by reporting their memories. Among these personalities, one will quote

Roger Angell, journalist ( The New Yorker )
Thomas Boswell, journalist ( Washington Post )
Billy Crystal, actor
Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York
Gerald Early, professor of modern letters to the Washington University of St Louis
Shelby Foote, writer and historian
Doris Kearns Goodwin, writer and historian
Stephen Jay Gould, biologist
George Plimpton, writer
Shirley Povich, writer
John Sayles, realizer ( Eight Men Out in 1988, in particular)
Studs Terkel, writer and journalist
George Will, political journalist
Daniel Okrent, journalist ( The NewYork Times )
Robert Creamer, writer and journalist ( Sports Illustrated )

Moreover, the documentary one includes/understands interviews of files. Among these last let us quote

Henry Aaron
Red To bore, commentator tele
Bob Costas, commentator tele
Bob To crack
Curt Flood
Bill " the Spaceman" Lee
Mickey Mantle
Marvin Miller, trade unionist
Buck O' Neil
Double Duty Radcliffe
Rachel Robinson, wife of Jackie Robinson
Wine Scully, commentator tele
Ted Williams

Rewards

Emmy Award 1995

gains the category Outstanding Informational Series

named in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement, Informational Programming

Television Critics Association Awards 1995

gains the category Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials

gains the category Outstanding Achievement in Sports

American Cinema Editors 1995

named in the category Best Edited Episode from has Television Mini-Series , for episode 6

External bond

Card of documentary on '' imdb.com ''

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