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The boys of '36 / an Elastic String Productions film for American experience ; produced by Margaret Grossi, Mary Carillo ; written by Aaron R. Cohen ; directed by Margaret Grossi.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: AMX62807 | PBSLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: Arlington, Virginia : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2016]Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781627897419
  • 1627897410
Other title:
  • Boys of thirty-six
  • Boys of 1936
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Edited by Mark Dugas ; director of photography, Samson Chan ; original music by Joel Goodman & Benjamin Krause ; executive producer, Mark Samels.
Narrator, Oliver Platt ; commentators, Daniel James Brown, Eric Cohen, Timothy Egan, Bob Ernst, David Clay Large, Peter Mallory, Marilynn Moch, Michael Moch, Judy Willman.Summary: "In 1936, nine working-class boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and the nation by storm when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. These sons of loggers, shipyard workers and farmers overcame tremendous hardships--psychological, physical, economic--to beat not only the Ivy League teams of the East Coast, but Adolf Hitler's elite German rowers. The boys' unexpected victory, and the obstacles they overcame to achieve it, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression. The Boys of '36 recounts their remarkable journey"--Container.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD 797.123 B793 Available 33111009047479
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In 1936, nine boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and a nation by storm, when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. The boys' victory, and their obstacles, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression.

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Documentary.

English language soundtrack with optional English subtitles.

"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed-captions"--Container.

Narrator, Oliver Platt ; commentators, Daniel James Brown, Eric Cohen, Timothy Egan, Bob Ernst, David Clay Large, Peter Mallory, Marilynn Moch, Michael Moch, Judy Willman.

Edited by Mark Dugas ; director of photography, Samson Chan ; original music by Joel Goodman & Benjamin Krause ; executive producer, Mark Samels.

Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience.

DVD release of the 2016 documentary.

"In 1936, nine working-class boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and the nation by storm when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. These sons of loggers, shipyard workers and farmers overcame tremendous hardships--psychological, physical, economic--to beat not only the Ivy League teams of the East Coast, but Adolf Hitler's elite German rowers. The boys' unexpected victory, and the obstacles they overcame to achieve it, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression. The Boys of '36 recounts their remarkable journey"--Container.

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