When It Was a Game
8.4
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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3 films
Cast
26 people
Peter Kessler
Narrator (voice)
James Earl Jones
(voice)
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Jason Robards
(voice)
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Philadelphia
Roy Scheider
(voice)
Known for
Jaws
The French Connection
Donald Hall
Self (voice)
Enos Slaughter
Self (voice)
Elden Auker
Self (voice)
Billy Herman
Self (voice)
Tommy Henrich
Self (voice)
Burgess Whitehead
Self (voice)
Billy Werber
Self (voice)
Robert W. Creamer
Self (voice)
Steven Stern Writer · Ferdinand Jay Smith Composer George Roy Editor
United States release July 8, 1991 · Produced in United States · Production HBO Sports
Production
Black Canyon Productions
Production
HBO Sports
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 8, 1991
TV
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