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Bang the Drum Slowly is a 1973 American sports drama film directed by John D. Hancock, about a baseball player of limited intellect who has a terminal illness, and his brainier, more skilled teammate.
Mar 9, 1978 · The story of the friendship between the New York Mammoths major-league baseball team's worldly-wise pitcher Henry "Author" Wiggen and half-wit catcher Bruce Pearson as they cope with Bruce's terminal illness during a baseball season. Director. John D. Hancock. Writer. Mark Harris. Stars. Michael Moriarty. Robert De Niro. Vincent Gardenia.
“Bang the Drum Slowly” is the ultimate baseball movie -- and, despite what a plot summary might suggest, I think it’s more about baseball than death. It takes place during the last season on this Earth of one Bruce Pearson, an earnest but dumb catcher from Georgia who learns, in the movie’s first scene, that he is suffering from an ...
PG Released Aug 26, 1973 1h 36m Drama List. 90% Tomatometer 40 Reviews 63% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings When hotshot pitcher Henry Wiggen (Michael Moriarty) is signed to the New York Mammoths,...
Bang the Drum Slowly: Directed by Daniel Petrie. With Paul Newman, Albert Salmi, Barbara Babcock, Rudy Bond. A pitcher on a major-league baseball team finds out that his catcher is desperately trying to hide something, he is dying of a terminal disease and he doesn't want the owner to find out and fire him.
Bang The Drum Slowly (1973) - Turner Classic Movies. Brief Synopsis. A baseball player faces terminal illness with the help of his closest teammate. Cast & Crew. Read More. John D. Hancock. Director. Michael Moriarty. Robert De Niro. Vincent Gardenia. Tony Major. Doug Major. Photos & Videos. View All. 1 Photo. Film Details. MPAA Rating. Genre.
The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates.
