The American pastime. [videorecording (DVD)]

The American pastime. [videorecording (DVD)]

Publication Date
2007

Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.)

Subject Term
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
 
Baseball films.
 
Sports films.
 
Period films.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Genre
Feature films.

Additional Contributors
Cole, Gary, 1956-

Performer
Gary Cole.

Summary
American Pastime tells a poignant story set against the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. Built to house Japanese-American citizens whose loyalties stood questioned by the pressures of war, these camps created many hardships for their internees. Rounded up and uprooted from their everyday lives, they remained loyal to the United States and ironically turned to that most American of sports - baseball - as a way to deal with their plight. Based on true events, the film stars Gary Cole (Talladega Nights, Dodgeball, TV's The West Wing) as a minor-leaguer and guard at the Topaz Internment Camp that, amidst all the conflict, is hoping for one last shot at the Major Leagues.

Language
English

ISBN
9781419852671

General Note
DVD.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB)Adult Fic DVDAdult Fiction DVDFIC AMEChecked In