The upcoming PBS documentary “Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived’’ could be watched beginning to end with the volume on mute.
Without context, I suppose that could be construed as a criticism. Please, take it as the fullest endorsement.
It’s not meant as an actual recommendation to watch it without sound. It’s a salutatory acknowledgment that the documentary captures everything compelling about Williams — but nothing more so than the satisfying aesthetics of his impossibly picturesque swing.
The hour-long film, directed and produced by Nick Davis and narrated by Jon Hamm, premieres Monday at 9 p.