Summary
A multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special two-hour investigation, Frontline and prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
National Football League
-- Corrupt practices.
Football injuries. Brain -- Concussion -- United States. Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- United States. Brain damage -- Patients -- United States. Football -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Arlington, Virginia] :PBS,2013 PBS Distribution, |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Frontline (Television program) League of denial. NFL's concussion crisis |
| Contributors |
Kirk, Michael,
producer, writer, director. Gilmore, Jim, producer, reporter. Wiser, Mike, producer, writer. Fainaru, Steve, commentator, reporter, writer. Fainaru-Wada, Mark, reporter, writer. Lyman, Will, 1948- narrator. Savran, Stan, 1947- commentator. Bailes, Julian E., commentator. Low, John E., composer. Fainaru-Wada, Mark. League of denial. Kirk Documentary Group, production company. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), broadcaster. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher. PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrator, Will Lyman ; commentators, Stan Savran, Julian Bailes, Steve Fainaru. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, John E. Low. |
| Language |
English Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Notes |
Documentary. Originally broadcast on October 8, 2013 as an episode of the television program Frontline. Based on the book: League of denial : the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth / Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru. New York : Crown Archetype, 2013. TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781608830053 1608830055 |
| Other | Classic View |