Seabiscuit - America's Legendary Racehorse (Documentary)
by Manny Nathan Hahn
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Actor: Charles Howard, Charles Kurtsinger, Doc Bond, Martin Mason, Mrs. Charles HowardDirector: Manny Nathan Hahn
Brand: Delta
Producer: Charles Howard
Writer: Manny Nathan Hahn
Producer: Alan Folkman
Producer: Barry Sandrew
Producer: David Martin
Producer: Ed Shapiro
Writer: Hazel Merry Hawkins
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Delta
DVD Reviews of Seabiscuit - America's Legendary Racehorse (Documentary)
DVD Review: Amazing how much of this "lost" footage appeared in other places.
Summary: 2 Stars
Seabiscuit (Manny Nathan Hahn, 1939)
Now known as Seabiscuit: The Lost Documentary, because it was feared no print had survived degradation for decades, this short, commissioned by Charles Howard upon his legendary horse's retirement, was rediscovered about a decade ago and put through the remastering process. (If you pick up the DVD, there's also a colorized version. Hey, it's only fifty minutes long, they had to do something with the extra time.) And I apologize for that insanely long sentence. In any case, it should set off alarm bells in your head right around the time you see the word "commissioned." (If you know something of the history of short film, and have seen a number of movies from around this time period of this variety, that may also be sending some bells off. They are warranted.) If you're looking for an objective assessment of the horse and his career, this ain't it. There's some nice footage of the horse's early years, but I have to admit, when I watch mare-and-foal footage, I can tell who the mare is about 10% of the time if I've seen her race. Foals all look alike to me, just as babies all look like Winston Churchill. So it may well have been Seabiscuit as a foal. I have no clue. Then comes the racing footage. And if you know anything about Seabiscuit, if you've seen any TV spots about him (and how could anyone miss that, back when the movie came out?), you've seen this footage before. All you're missing is the narrator talking about how great Seabiscuit is. Yeah, we know. It can be argued that Howard, understanding that fame in racing can be ephemeral, wanted to ensure his horse wouldn't be forgotten. And I guess you can't tell who's going to be remembered down the line; I saw another one-reel short recently from the late forties that made the assumption that forties Derby winner Zev was destined for immortality; he's now a Derby trivia question at best, while Seabiscuit is still a household name. It's like taking a look at the finest horses of the nineties now and figuring out who people will still be talking about in fifty years--Cigar? Skip Away? Gentlemen? Silver Charm and Swain? I don't know. And Charles Howard probably didn't, either, back in 1939. I shouldn't fault him for talking the horse up, with the benefit of my hindsight. And yet I somehow can't overlook it; maybe it's because videos like this remind me of promo videos for cars and such (Howard was, after all, an auto magnate), and it hits that ugly spot in me that frowns when seeing horses treated like commodities rather than living things. Or maybe it's because I've seen most of this footage so many times before, and given how long this documentary was feared lost, they must have gotten it from somewhere other than a print of this. But there's something unsatisfying about it. If you're a fan, you'll obviously want to check it out, but don't have many expectations when you do. **
DVD Review: A little disappointing - not enough documentary
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a huge fan of documentaries, but this video contains too many scenes of current horse races and interviews with people (who are totally unrelated to the story) about what they thought of Seabiscuit. But on the plus side, the video did contain some facts regarding jockey George Woolf that I found interesting because I've never seen it before in any other related documentary.DVD Review: Great DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I run a Community Center in a neighborhood with a lot of horse racing background, and this DVD was a wonderful addition to our Match of the Century Anniversary Party (the race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral)! The actual footage of the 1938 race is amazing!
Well worth the purchase!
DVD Review: Seabiscuit - The Lost Documentary
Summary: 5 Stars
Historical video for all Thoroughbred racehorse lovers and those who have great interest in the life of Seabiscuit! A classic! Worth the $!DVD Review: Seabiscuit lost documentary
Summary: 4 Stars
Pretty interesting, but don't expect something amazing. It is a documentary that is old, and I like this style of documentary.
Description of Seabiscuit - America's Legendary Racehorse (Documentary)
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. The heroes of this true story entered the stage as minor players and left as champions...true life American legends.In 1936 an unlikely cast of characters came together: SEABISCUIT: a burned-out knobby-kneed racehorse; RED POLLARD: a down and out and half blind jockey; GEORGEWOLF: the "Ice Man", a cool and cocky rider; TOM SMITH: an aging western trainer bypassed by the big time; CHARLES S.HOWARD: Buick dealer and horse owner, a self-made man.
Seabiscuit?s story played out against America?s Great Depression, when one in four breadwinners was without work. Spectator sports, radio programming and movie theaters offered an escape and created instant celebrity, even for horses. When America needed him most, Seabiscuit became the working man?s hero and the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorse in history! He made us believe in ourselves, in courage, in perseverance, in America. No other racehorse has come close to Seabiscuit?s fame or his hold over the nation?s imagination.
-This program includes the complete archival Seabiscuit/War Admiral "Match Race," which is considered to be the greatest horse race in history.
-Riding Seabiscuit was George "Ice Man" Wolf, whom Laura Hillenbrand calls "the greatest jockey who ever lived."
-This documentary includes the real footage of jockey Red Pollard?s (Tobey Maguire in the Universal film) thrilling victory at the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap.
-Also in this film is an extensive interview with Laura Hillenbrand, writer of the #1 New York Times bestseller "Seabiscuit: An American Legend," and Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby Winner "Silver Charm" and "Real Quiet".
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