Babe Ruth - The Life Behind the Legend
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Actor: Babe Ruth, Jean Shepherd, Liev SchreiberBrand: Team Marketing
Editor: George Roy
Producer: George Roy
Producer: Rick Bernstein
Producer: Ross Greenburg
Producer: Steven Hilliard Stern
Writer: Steven Hilliard Stern
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
DVD Reviews of Babe Ruth - The Life Behind the Legend
DVD Review: A Lot of Babe Ruth: A Fine Doc
Summary: 5 Stars
great DVD of Babe Ruth - before BB, with the Red Sox, and his Yankee years as wel as after the NYY. He was the originator and inovator and this DVD covers most of the important aspects of his life - the called shot, his charitable work, his over indulgences, his victories/losses - his excellent pitching ablity and his death.
cheap and outstanding.
DVD Review: Babe Ruth
Summary: 5 Stars
Good documentary about one of the greatest baseball players. Well put together and very interesting.DVD Review: A Valentine to the Babe!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're expecting a revisionist, unflattering portrait of George Herman 'Babe' Ruth, you won't find it in "Babe Ruth - The Life Behind the Legend"! With interviews of writers and fans who knew the Babe, and a lot of film footage and still photos from throughout his short (he died at just 53) but amazing life, the film honestly acknowledges his flaws (he missed two months of the 1925 season with syphilis), but reminds viewers that for each fault, he was capable of incredible kindness, as well. He was, ultimately, a big kid, blessed with extraordinary gifts, and this documentary made me wish I'd met him!
While Ruth's baseball years are very well known, most films short-change the events not involving the sport, but happily, this film is an exception. From his troubled childhood, as the incorrigible son of a barkeep who 'gave up' on him, dumping him into a church-run orphanage, to his bittersweet post-baseball life (being denied his dream of managing, and watching cancer destroy his vitality, and ultimately, his life), the film is the most complete biography I've seen.
"Babe Ruth - The Life Behind the Legend" is a terrific addition to any sports fan's collection!
DVD Review: Babe Ruth - This #3 will always be #1!
Summary: 4 Stars
If you enjoy sports legend biographies, this DVD is worth owning. It runs about 45 minutes with excellent commentary from actor Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine). An orginal HBO special, it did not gloss over some of the less desirable events in Babe Ruth's life (look at today's sports heroes for comparison). But no one can deny that on the field, he set standards that are still admired today. Sixty plus years since his passing, the Babe still knocks them out of the park!DVD Review: Excellent Babe Ruth documentary
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great Babe Ruth documentary! I bought it as a gift for my boyfriend and he loved it! He watched it twice in 2 days. It really does a great job of explaining and illustrating the life of Babe Ruth. Has lots of photos and video clips and stories from Babe's friends. Good narration too!
Description of Babe Ruth - The Life Behind the Legend
Considered by many to be the greatest baseball player who ever lived, he was a legend in his own time, and for all time. This is the extraordinary life of the man who changed the face of baseball.Before Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs, before Roger Maris swatted 61, before Micky Mantle even touched a bat, and before Jackie Robinson played his first game, there was George Herman Ruth. The "Babe" was more than the best player ever to play baseball: he was a mythical American hero, larger than life and the sport that made his name known around the world. He was the most talented sportsman in an era when baseball was the national pastime. The story behind the emergence of Babe Ruth in the 1920s was one even the most talented minds in Hollywood couldn't have drummed up. As one humble teammate of Ruth's recalls in this excellent documentary, "If Babe Ruth had not existed, it would have been impossible to invent him." Babe Ruth: The Life Behind the Legend tells the story of the actual man--from his benevolent acts of charity to his mass consumption (of food and women). Exploring the difference between reality and myth, this touching, subtle biography goes beyond rational explanations into a metaphysical realm that defines the actions and popularity of this man as something not entirely comprehensible. You won't care whether he really did "call" that shot in the 1932 World Series or if he went straight from an all-night bender to go 3 for 4 against Chicago; it won't matter, because the reality eventually dilutes the myth. The facts speak for themselves: he won 90 games as a pitcher, had a lifetime average of .340, smashed his way to 714 home runs (often recording more homers in one season than entire teams). Ruth was greatness personified, "and to just be with him in a stadium, was like having some of that magic rub off on you." This is a splendid tribute to an important American icon who defined a game as well as an era. A must for any sports or history buff. --Jeremy Storey
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