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The Resource The natural, Sony Pictures DVD Center ; [presented by] TriStar Pictures ; screenplay by Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry ; produced by Mark Johnson ; directed by Barry Levinson, (DVD)

The natural, Sony Pictures DVD Center ; [presented by] TriStar Pictures ; screenplay by Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry ; produced by Mark Johnson ; directed by Barry Levinson, (DVD)

Summary
A once-promising baseball player on his way to stardom in the big leagues, finds his dreams shattered when a mysterious woman and a silver bullet end his career prematurely. Sixteen years later, armed with his childhood bat "Wonderboy," comes back to baseball, joins the roster of the lowly New York Knights to see if he can overcome physical pain and the nefarious forces around him and lead his team to the pennant
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Director's cut.
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 144 min.)
Note
  • Title from container
  • Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Special features: [Disc 2]: Video introduction by director Barry Levinson; featurettes: "When lightning strikes: creating The natural:" (pre-game: a novelist steps up to the plate, the line-up: assembling the moviemaking team, let's play ball: filming the show); "Clubhouse conversations;" "A natural gunned down: the stalking of Eddie Waitkus;" "Knights in shining armor: the mythology of The natural;" "Extra innings;" "Heart of The natural."
Isbn
9781424850709
Instance
Label
The natural
Title
The natural
Statement of responsibility
Sony Pictures DVD Center ; [presented by] TriStar Pictures ; screenplay by Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry ; produced by Mark Johnson ; directed by Barry Levinson
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A once-promising baseball player on his way to stardom in the big leagues, finds his dreams shattered when a mysterious woman and a silver bullet end his career prematurely. Sixteen years later, armed with his childhood bat "Wonderboy," comes back to baseball, joins the roster of the lowly New York Knights to see if he can overcome physical pain and the nefarious forces around him and lead his team to the pennant
Cataloging source
CANA
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; music, Randy Newman ; production designer, Mel Bourne
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Unrated
Language note
English, dubbed Japanese and dubbed Portuguese dialogue, English, French, Japanese, or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1995.9.B28
LC item number
N388735 2007
PerformerNote
Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth
Runtime
144
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Malamud, Bernard
  • Baseball players
  • Baseball injuries
  • Baseball injuries
  • Baseball teams
  • Man-woman relationships
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The natural, Sony Pictures DVD Center ; [presented by] TriStar Pictures ; screenplay by Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry ; produced by Mark Johnson ; directed by Barry Levinson, (DVD)
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Special features: [Disc 2]: Video introduction by director Barry Levinson; featurettes: "When lightning strikes: creating The natural:" (pre-game: a novelist steps up to the plate, the line-up: assembling the moviemaking team, let's play ball: filming the show); "Clubhouse conversations;" "A natural gunned down: the stalking of Eddie Waitkus;" "Knights in shining armor: the mythology of The natural;" "Extra innings;" "Heart of The natural."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Director's cut.
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 144 min.)
Isbn
9781424850709
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396184084
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
18408
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocm86072493
  • (OCoLC)86072493
System details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mastered in high definition
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The natural, Sony Pictures DVD Center ; [presented by] TriStar Pictures ; screenplay by Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry ; produced by Mark Johnson ; directed by Barry Levinson, (DVD)
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Special features: [Disc 2]: Video introduction by director Barry Levinson; featurettes: "When lightning strikes: creating The natural:" (pre-game: a novelist steps up to the plate, the line-up: assembling the moviemaking team, let's play ball: filming the show); "Clubhouse conversations;" "A natural gunned down: the stalking of Eddie Waitkus;" "Knights in shining armor: the mythology of The natural;" "Extra innings;" "Heart of The natural."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Director's cut.
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 144 min.)
Isbn
9781424850709
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396184084
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
18408
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocm86072493
  • (OCoLC)86072493
System details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mastered in high definition
Video recording format
DVD

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