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When It Was a Game
100%
Movie
57m
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When It Was a Game (1991) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of When It Was a Game (1991) — a movie tagged as Documentary and History with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~57 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate When It Was a Game 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1991-07-08
- Runtime
- 57m
- TMDB rating
- 10.0
- TMDB ID
- 112299
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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 mov... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- P
Peter Kessler
Narrator (voice)

James Earl Jones
(voice)

Jason Robards
(voice)

Roy Scheider
(voice)
- D
Donald Hall
Self (voice)
- E
Enos Slaughter
Self (voice)
- E
Elden Auker
Self (voice)
- B
Billy Herman
Self (voice)
- T
Tommy Henrich
Self (voice)
- B
Burgess Whitehead
Self (voice)
- B
Billy Werber
Self (voice)
- R
Robert W. Creamer
Self (voice)
- D
Duke Snyder
Self (voice)
- D
Donald Honig
Self (voice)
- M
Max Patkin
Self (voice)
- W
Whitey Kurowski
Self (voice)
- R
Ray Robinson
Self (voice)
- R
Red Barber
Self (voice)
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