When It Was a Game - Triple Play Collection
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Actor: Bud Abbott, Elden Auker, Hank Aaron, Red Barber, Yogi BerraBrand: Team Marketing
Producer: David P. Harmon
Producer: Eric Paulen
Producer: George Ameer
Producer: George Roy
Producer: Ross Greenburg
Producer: Steven Hilliard Stern
Writer: Steven Hilliard Stern
Writer: Steven Stern
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 176 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-05-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Hbo Home Video
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- Officially Licensed
- Highest Quality Recording
DVD Reviews of When It Was a Game - Triple Play Collection
DVD Review: Brings back a lot of Baseball memories and creates new ones!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always been a huge baseball fan and I remember HBO airing this series, way before Ken Burns Baseball. I was Excited to see that it was released on DVD and bought it almost immediately. This is a great collection for someone who is either a baseball historian, collector, or a casual fan. Its great to see the players of yesteryear playing the game of Baseball the way it was meant to be played. Even though there are no special features this collection still gets a full 5 Stars because this is a great collection for any baseball fan. DVD Review: Essential collection for baseball fans
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are old enough to remember when baseball truly WAS a game, before free agency switched the balance of power and teams started changing rosters every year based on contracts, these are the videos for you. Color home movies of the old days, when you always knew who was on your team, are hard to come by but are assembled here. Before huge egos and paychecks changed everything, the purity of the game comes across on these DVDs like nowhere else. And if you're not old enough to remember those days, here's a fascinating history lesson for you, a very enjoyable one.DVD Review: When it was a Game, Triple Play
Summary: 5 Stars
This Video bring me back to my youth when Baseball was Baseball not just moneyDVD Review: A must have for true baseball fans
Summary: 5 Stars
Doesn't matter who your team is, if you grew up on baseball and plan your week during the season around what games are on when, you need to get this DVD set. It will give you a new appreciation for the game.
The footage is great to see. Though I have seen alot of baseball footage, the home movie feel of this collection is special. To see the parks and how they looked "back when" was special.
Great job by those who put this together and a special collection for any baseball fan.
DVD Review: Baseball History at it's best
Summary: 5 Stars
For those who love baseball there is no better history of the greats from the past. It is great to see player on film that in some cases were gone before I was old enough to watch them play. You get a view of the old ball parks and uniforms. A must for baseball fans every where.
Description of When It Was a Game - Triple Play Collection
When It Was a Game (1991); When it Was a Game 2 (1992); When It Was a Game 3 (2000)This HBO documentary is based on a highly original idea: tell the story of baseball from the Great Depression era through the late 1950s using footage from home-movie cameras shot by fans and players. The result is a marvelous look at baseball in America as seen from the ground--the culture of stadiums, the ritual of afternoon games, the spiritually sustaining rivalries. Among the truly unexpected sights is color footage of the 1938 World Series, not only from inside the stadium walls but from the street as traffic cops, crowds, and vehicles amassed. It also covers World War II's impact on the game, and, of course, the heroes, often caught in relaxed, unselfconscious moments.
Arguably more defined and even more lyrical than its predecessor, When It Was a Game 2 moves from a general celebration of baseball culture in America to a specific focus on various facets of the game's history, including the special relationship between game announcers and fans and the farm-team system during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Brooklyn's assimilation of the Dodgers into their community identity is covered quite winningly as is the heartbreak of the team's desertion to California. Last, the film takes us on a tour of some of the game's legends and presents a touching tribute to the extraordinary Babe Ruth. --Tom Keogh
When It Was a Game 3 focuses on the 1960s, a time of change for all of America. Through sharp, incredibly clear color footage of players and fans, the film shows how Major League Baseball slowly but surely evolved from pure sport to moneymaking entertainment. Covering the mighty Yankees, the western expansion of both leagues, the increasing inclusion of black players, and the rise of free agency and increased salaries, the film shows the growth of baseball from adolescence to adulthood. --Rob Lightner
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