The natural
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007].
Edition
Director's cut.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 144 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

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," 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 and 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.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Basinger, K., Bourne, M., Brimley, W., Close, G., Deschanel, C., Dusenberry, P., Duvall, R., Farnsworth, R., Hershey, B., Johnson, M., Levinson, B., Linder, S., Malamud, B., Newman, R., Prosky, R., Redford, R., & Towne, R. (2007). The natural (Director's cut.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kim Basinger et al.. 2007. The Natural. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kim Basinger et al.. The Natural Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Basinger, Kim, et al. The Natural Director's cut., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.

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