Baseball (1994)
Writers: Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.
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Cast
John Chancellor
Daniel Okrent
Buck O'Neil
Studs Terkel
User Reviews (1)
I guess this is a documentary on the Civil War and how Jackie Robinson finally won it by playing baseball. At least that is what the focus seemed to be. The Civil War and Jackie Robinson. There is a lot more to baseball that that, and, honestly, with all due respect to Jackie Robinson, there is a lot more to baseball than him. Honestly, it makes the sport seem like a downer. It makes it seem depressing. He has interviews here of people talking about how fun baseball was... and he makes it seem depressing and almost evil. There are people on the interview that talk of father-son bonding, of playing with their friends on beautiful summer days and... he almost makes it feel dull. It almost makes it feel like he has a bit of a grudge against the sport, that he doesn't realize it's a game, that he's searching to make it something more. It feels too much like Burns is trying to mak…
