4 film favorites. Classic baseball
Distributed by Warner Home Video,
Burbank, CA :
c2014.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne | DVD DRAMA FOU | DVD | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Bang the drum slowly: The story of two very different baseball players who learn how to be men and respect themselves and each other.
Fear strikes out: When the record book closed on Boston Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall's career, it showed 17 seasons in the major leagues and an impressive lifetime batting average of .272. But before he racked up those numbers, Piersall faced a foe much tougher that a 90-m.p.h. fastball: mental illness. Anthony Perkins stars as Piersall in this powerful true story. Fear Strikes Out also marks the filmmaking debut of Alan J. Pakula and Robert Mulligan, the team whose credits include To Kill A Mockingbird. From top to bottom, the film fields a stellar lineup of talent. And the result is a drama of unflinching force and effectiveness.
The pride of the Yankees: Story of baseball player Lou Gehrig, who rose from a poor immigrant to the top of his field, only to be overcome by Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable illness.
Cobb: Baseball legend Ty Cobb asks sportswriter Al Stump to write his biography. Cobb lives down his reputation as an extremely difficult person. While driving across country to a banquet at the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cobb tells Stump about his life but his gun wielding, drinking and drug use get them into many scrapes along the way. Stump writes both the version Cobb dictates to him and the version he himself sees, but he only publishes Cobb's version.
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- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 454 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.videodiscvideorecording (DVD)videorecording (DVD)
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2014.
- General Note: Closed-captioned. In English, Spanish or French with optional English subtitles.Home use only.Widescreen format.Includes 4 previously released motion pictures: Bang the drum slowly (1973), Fear strikes out (1956), Pride of the Yankees (1942) and Cobb (1994)
- Formatted Contents Note: Bang the drum slowly / screenplay by Mark Harris ; produced by Maurice and Lois Rosenfield ; directed by John Hancock -- Fear strikes out / produced by Alan Pakula ; directed by Robert Mulligan ; screenplay by Ted Berkman and Raphael Blau -- The pride of the Yankees / directed by Sam Wood ; screenplay by Jo Swerling and Herman J. Mankiewicz -- Cobb / screenplay by Ron Shelton ; produced by David Lester ; directed by Ron Shelton.
- Participant or Performer Note: Cast of Cobb: Tommy Lee Jones, Lolita Davidovich, Robert Wuhl.Cast of The pride of the Yankees: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, Bob Meusel, Bill Stern.Cast of Fear strikes out: Robert de Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster, Ann Wedgeworth.Cast of Bang the drum slowly: Robert de Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster, Ann Wedgeworth.
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Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: 14A.