The natural
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]
Status
Donelson - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 N2851
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DVD 791.43 N2851
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 N2851
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Hermitage - Adult Movie
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DVD 791.43 N2851
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Donelson - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 N2851 | On Shelf |
| Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 N2851 | On Shelf |
| Hermitage - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 N2851 | On Shelf |
| Richland Park - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 N2851 | Checked Out |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Baseball injuries -- Physiological aspects -- Drama.
Baseball injuries -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Baseball players -- Drama.
Baseball teams -- Competitions -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Malamud, Bernard -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures).
Sports films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Baseball injuries -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Baseball players -- Drama.
Baseball teams -- Competitions -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Malamud, Bernard -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures).
Sports films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Format
DVD
Edition
Director's cut.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1424850703, 9781424850709
UPC
043396184084
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud.
General Note
For the 'director's cut', some scenes have been re-edited and approx. 15 minutes of new footage added; film only runs 6 minutes longer than original release cut.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
General Note
Special features: disc. 1: video introduction by Barry Levinson. disc 2: When lightning strikes: creating The natural [pre-game: a novelist steps up to the plate, the line-up: assembling the moviemaking team, let's play ball: filming the show]; Extra innings; Clubhouse conversations; A natural gunned down: the stalking of Eddie Waitkus; Knights in shining armor: the mythology of The natural; The Heart of The natural; with optional Japanese or Portuguese subtitles.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; music, Randy Newman ; production designer, Mel Bourne ; editor, Stu Linder.
Participants/Performers
Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth.
Description
A once-promising baseball player on his way to stardom in the big leagues, finds his dreams shattered when a mysterious woman and a silver bullet end his career prematurely. Sixteen years later, armed with his childhood bat "Wonderboy," he comes back to baseball, joins the roster of the lowly New York Knights to see if he can overcome physical pain and the nefarious forces around him to lead his team to the pennant.
Target Audience
Unrated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC; region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mastered in high definition.
Language
English, dubbed Japanese and dubbed Portuguese dialogue, optional English, French, Japanese, or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Towne, R., Dusenberry, P., Johnson, M., Levinson, B., Redford, R., Duvall, R., Close, G., Basinger, K., Brimley, W., Hershey, B., Prosky, R., Farnsworth, R., & Malamud, B. (2007). The natural. (Director's cut). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Roger. Towne et al.. 2007. The Natural. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Roger. Towne et al.. The Natural. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Towne, R., Dusenberry, P., Johnson, M., Levinson, B., Redford, R., Duvall, R. and Close, G. et al (2007). The natural. Director's cut Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Towne, Roger., et al. The Natural. Director's cut, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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