Product Details

• Actors: Narrator - Billy Dee Williams
• Directors: Craig Davidson
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Refocus Digital Media, LLC
• DVD Release Date: April 29, 2009
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002817NG8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,263 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great baseball documentary, May 6, 2009

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Michael D. Howson (Westport,Ct.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pitching Man, Satchel Paige Defying Time (DVD)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A totally fun film, May 10, 2009

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G. Katz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pitching Man, Satchel Paige Defying Time (DVD)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satchel: Baseball was his bag., June 22, 2009

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Howard E. Ignal (Weston, Connecticut United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pitching Man, Satchel Paige Defying Time (DVD)

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 that transcended race and bigotry. By the time he was finally allowed entry into the Majors he may have been past his prime, but good enough to be an integral factor in his teams' success.
This amazing journey by this indomitable figure is richly and vividly chronicled in Mr. Davidson's impressive bio-documentary. From Satchel's humble beginnings, through his stints in the Negro and Mexican Leagues, to his ultimate triumphs in "The Bigs," the movie tells the whole story, fact and legend, in a coherent and entertaining manner. With a stirring narration by Bill Dee Williams, rare photographic stills, and a evocative soundtrack, I heartedly recommend "Pitching Man" to both the baseball enthusiast and the general public alike.