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When It Was a Game 2

Documentary | History

9.0

Release Date

July 13, 1992

Duration

59 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this second chapter in the HBO series "When It Was a Game" brings many lost moments to life. Narrated by Peter Kessler, the documentary features clips of Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Tommy Lasorda and Babe Ruth.

Casts

Peter Kessler

Narrator (voice)

Peter Kessler

Ellen Burstyn

Passage Narrator (voice)

Ellen Burstyn

Joe Mantegna

Passage Narrator (voice)

Joe Mantegna

Jack Palance

Passage Narrator (voice)

Jack Palance

Jason Robards

Passage Narrator (voice)

Jason Robards

Roy Scheider

Passage Narrator (voice)

Roy Scheider

Donald Honig

Self (voice)

Donald Honig

Robert W. Creamer

Self (voice)

Robert W. Creamer

Dario Lodigiani

Self (voice)

Dario Lodigiani

Gus Zernial

Self (voice)

Gus Zernial

Harry Walker

Self (voice)

Harry Walker

Alex Grammas

Self (voice)

Alex Grammas

Joe Garagiola

Self (voice)

Joe Garagiola

Elden Auker

Self (voice)

Elden Auker

Enos Slaughter

Self (voice)

Enos Slaughter

Tommy Henrich

Self (voice)

Tommy Henrich

Mel Harder

Self (voice)

Mel Harder

Charlie Gehringer

Self (voice)

Charlie Gehringer

Ralph Schoenstein

Self (voice)

Ralph Schoenstein

John Beradino

Self (voice)

John Beradino

Donald Hall

Self (voice)

Donald Hall

Stephen Longstreet

Self (voice)

Stephen Longstreet

Heywood Hale Broun

Self (voice)

Heywood Hale Broun

Billy Crystal

Self (voice)

Billy Crystal

Red Barber

Self (voice)

Red Barber

Carl Erskine

Self (voice)

Carl Erskine

Frank Crosetti

Self (voice)

Frank Crosetti

Mel Allen

Self (voice)

Mel Allen

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