| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen, region 1, stereo. |
| Performer |
Reporters: Jim Gilmore, Steve Fainaru, Mark Fainaru-Wada ; narrator: Will Lyman. |
| Credits |
Editor, Steve Audette ; director of photography, Ben McCoy ; music, John E. Low ; camera, Travis Fox. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on October 8, 2013 as a segment of the television program Frontline. |
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Based on the book: League of denial: the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru. |
| Summary |
A multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special two-hour investigation, Frontline and prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries. |
| Contents |
Intro -- "Iron Mike" Webster -- Mike Webster's last battle -- "Here come the hits..." -- Downplaying the risk -- A scientific first -- Goodell takes charge -- Precious cargo -- "A very serious state of denial" -- Congress enters the game -- A game changer -- Damage control -- Credits. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
National Football League.
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Football injuries.
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Brain -- Concussion.
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Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- United States.
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Brain damage -- Patients -- United States.
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Sports injuries -- United States.
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Sports medicine -- United States.
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Football -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Sports television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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| Added Author |
Kirk, Michael, producer, writer, director.
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Gilmore, Jim, producer, reporter.
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Wiser, Mike, producer, writer.
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Fainaru, Steve, reporter, writer.
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Fainaru-Wada, Mark, reporter, writer.
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Lyman, Will, 1948- narrator.
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Low, John E., composer.
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Fainaru-Wada, Mark
League of denial: the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth.
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Kirk Documentary Group.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| Added Title |
NFL's concussion crisis |
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Frontline (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781608830053 |
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1608830055 |
| Standard No. |
841887020077 |
| Music No. |
FRL63202 PBS |
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