| Description |
2 videodiscs (204 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, television presentation aspect ratio, 1.33:1. |
| Cast |
Narrators, Warren Schaefer [Duke Snider [The Duke of Flatbush], Captain: Pee Wee Reese, Campy: The Roy Campanella story, Gil Hodges: The quiet man], Bill Patrick [Dem bums from Brooklyn], Fran Healy [Jackie Robinson: A life story]. |
| Credits |
Editors, Marino Amoruso, Michael Haff ; camera, Srael Boruchin, Eric Kepner ; original music by Joe Micals ; consultant, Ernest Grendi, Alan Oken. |
| Summary |
This collection of short films profiles the "boys of summer" the five players who were the core of the Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 championship team -- shortstop Pee Wee Reese, first baseman Gil Hodges, center fielder Duke Snider, catcher Roy Campanella, and second baseman Jackie Robinson. After WWII, Dodger president Branch Rickey put together a team that would become one of the greatest and most beloved teams in baseball history, dominating the National League in the late 1940s and 50s. Rickey brought Jackie Robinson to the Dodgers, breaking the colorline and positioning them to become the first fully integrated team in the annals of American sports. Using a wealth of archival material and numerous interviews, these films celebrate the legend and lore of one of America's most beloved baseball teams. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Duke Snider [The Duke of Flatbush] / written by Bill McGlone ; produced by Michael Stramiello ; directed by Marino Amoruso (21 min.) -- Captain: Pee Wee Reese / written by Lee Hanover ; produced by Michael Stramiello ; directed by Marino Amoruso (21 min.) -- Campy: The Roy Campanella Story / written & directed by Marino Amoruso ; produced by Joseph Allegro (20 min.) -- Dem bums from Brooklyn / written & directed by Marino Amoruso ; produced by Michael Stramiello (37 min.). |
|
Disc 2: Jackie Robinson: A life story / produced by Michael Stramiello ; written & directed by Marino Amoruso (48 min.) -- Gil Hodges: The quiet man / produced by Michael Stramiello ; written & directed by Marino Amoruso (27 min.) -- Tales from the Dodger clubhouse / produced by Michael Stramiello ; written & directed by Marino Amoruso (28 min.). |
| Note |
Special features: Brooklyn Dodgers quotes; Brooklyn Dodgers trivia; Brooklyn Dodgers key player stats. |
|
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Snider, Duke, 1926-2011.
|
|
Reese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999.
|
|
Campanella, Roy, 1921-1993.
|
|
Hodges, Gil, 1924-1972.
|
|
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
|
|
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) -- History.
|
|
Baseball teams -- New York (State) -- History.
|
|
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
|
|
Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
|
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
|
|
Sports films.
|
| Added Author |
Amoruso, Marino.
|
|
Stramiello, Michael.
|
|
Allegro, Joseph.
|
|
McGlone, Will.
|
|
Hanover, Lee.
|
|
Schaefer, Warren.
|
|
Patrick, Bill.
|
|
Healy, Fran, 1946-
|
|
North Shore Entertainment (Firm)
|
|
American Home Treasures, Inc.
|
|
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd.
|
| Added Title |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Note |
Title on container, disc label, and main menu screen: Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the legendary boys of summer |
| ISBN |
0779256638 |
|
9780779256631 |
| Standard No. |
066805306631 |
| Music No. |
30663-D American Home Treasures |
|
