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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0880881000197
Format: NTSC
Label: Refocus Digital Media, LLC
Languages: EnglishUnknown
Manufacturer: Refocus Digital Media, LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Refocus Digital Media, LLC
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 29, 2009
Running Time: 55 minutes
Studio: Refocus Digital Media, LLC
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PITCHING MAN: Satchel Paige Defying Time is a compelling 55-minute documentary narrated by actor Billy Dee Williams. Over a decade in the making, this film pays homage to a remarkable athlete. Paige was the single most important player in the old Negro Baseball Leagues and an American legend. He was an extraordinary athlete and a genuine original who played the game for forty years on makeshift rural sandlots and in major league ballparks against the best in the game. When Paige triumphed in the major leagues as a 42-year old rookie, he solidified his position as a hero in black communities and confirmed his status as one of the greats of the game. Satchel Paige was unique and idiosyncratic but his accomplishments in baseball reflected his perseverance hard work and discipline. His personal struggle against racism and later ageism had tremendous impact. He was almost entirely self-made and possessed and inner dignity and strength. Satchel Paige's weapons were skill, wit, charm, humor, intelligence, savvy and an overpowering fastball. Paige became the first Negro Leaguer to win induction into baseball's Hall of Fame. His is a vivid story that illustrates much about the times and the plight of Black Americans. This documentary remembers a true baseball immortal and paints a vivid portrait of American society in transition. For well over a decade, filmmaker Craig Davidson pieced together this extraordinary story. The journey began while recoding interviews for his critically acclaimed documentary, THERE WAS ALWAYS SUN SHINING SOMEPLACE: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues. It seems everyone had a story about Paige, arguably the greatest pitcher of his era, noted Davidson, he was complex with Madison Avenue savvy, B.T. Barnum showmanship and wit that could disarm his harshest critics. Davidson also produced the celebrated documentary, THERE WAS ALWAYS SUN SHINING SOMEPLACE, narrated by James Earl Jones. It became the definitive film about the Negro League experience. Widely-praised by the national press the film was featured at the Smithsonian Institution, National Baseball's Hall of Fame, the Negro Baseball Museum and was shown as a prime-time feature for public broadcasting's national schedule. The film is now used extensively in classrooms throughout America to convey to a younger generation the significant contribution of black ballplayers to the cultural life of the nation. PITCHING MAN Satchel Paige Defying Time, is a compelling and compassionate work of love that will appeal to fans and non-fans alike.
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In the pantheon of great baseball players there are only a select few where legend almost equals reality. Babe Ruth certainly, maybe Dizzy Dean, and most definitely the immortal Satchel Paige. Growing up poor in the rural south, Paige toiled for years in the relative obscurity of the Negro Leagues, victim of the prejudice of the times. However, despite this notoriety obstacle, this pitching virtuoso through the shear force of his talent - and theatrical personality -managed to make a name for himself ... Read More
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As Bob Dylan says ~ 'the times they are a changin'. So much of our history is unexplored within the context our current consumer driven media environment. "Pitching Man" is a gem. We get not only the view, but the feel of a crucial time in our history that is all too quickly fading from memory. Told from the point of view of historians and the players themselves ~ "Pitching Man" delivers a clear eyed record and a compelling story of an amazing athlete living in a time when black ball players were ... Read More
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This film about baseball legend Satchel Paige goes well beyond baseball to tell the story of how one man fought back against discrimination and triumphed during the Jim Crow era and beyond using wit, style and incredible talent. Satchel's story is one of the great originals, like Louis Armstrong or Muhammad Ali, and this film brings him to life as never before. The soundtrack is good too. This is the real thing.
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I watch a lot of baseball movies and this is one of the best. A story of a great American, Satchel Paige, told beautifully in this fascinating movie.
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