| Babe Ruth - The Life Behind the Legend [VHS] | ![Babe Ruth - The Life Behind the Legend [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51E2JWA003L._SL160_.jpg) | Actors: Liev Schreiber, Babe Ruth, Jean Shepherd
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: Video
List Price: $9.98
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Seller: Baba's Books!
Sales Rank: 348,838
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0783114419
UPC: 026359155932
EAN: 9780783114415
ASIN: 0783114419
Release Date: March 23, 1999
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Product Description
Considered by many to be the greatest baseball player who ever lived he was a legend in his own time and for all time. This is the extraordinary life of the man who changed the face of baseball.
Amazon.com
Before Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs, before Roger Maris swatted 61, before Micky Mantle even touched a bat, and before Jackie Robinson played his first game, there was George Herman Ruth. The "Babe" was more than the best player ever to play baseball: he was a mythical American hero, larger than life and the sport that made his name known around the world. He was the most talented sportsman in an era when baseball was the national pastime. The story behind the emergence of Babe Ruth in the 1920s was one even the most talented minds in Hollywood couldn't have drummed up. As one humble teammate of Ruth's recalls in this excellent documentary, "If Babe Ruth had not existed, it would have been impossible to invent him." Babe Ruth: The Life Behind the Legend tells the story of the actual man--from his benevolent acts of charity to his mass consumption (of food and women). Exploring the difference between reality and myth, this touching, subtle biography goes beyond rational explanations into a metaphysical realm that defines the actions and popularity of this man as something not entirely comprehensible. You won't care whether he really did "call" that shot in the 1932 World Series or if he went straight from an all-night bender to go 3 for 4 against Chicago; it won't matter, because the reality eventually dilutes the myth. The facts speak for themselves: he won 90 games as a pitcher, had a lifetime average of .340, smashed his way to 714 home runs (often recording more homers in one season than entire teams). Ruth was greatness personified, "and to just be with him in a stadium, was like having some of that magic rub off on you." This is a splendid tribute to an important American icon who defined a game as well as an era. A must for any sports or history buff. --Jeremy Storey
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