When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game
G | 01 January 1991 (USA)
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As seen through the eyes of true baseball enthusiasts, this award-winning documentary tells the story of America's favorite pastime from the Depression to the 1950s, using footage shot from the movie cameras of fans and players. From the first color filming of a baseball game to the 1938 World Series and through the careers of legends such as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, the film thoroughly explores the history of baseball in America.

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Ehirerapp

Waste of time

Supelice

Dreadfully Boring

SeeQuant

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

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Michelle Ridley

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

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