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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. It is a film adaptation of the 1956 baseball novel of the same name by American author Mark Harris.
Mar 9, 1978 · Bang the Drum Slowly: Directed by John D. Hancock. With Michael Moriarty, Robert De Niro, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster. 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 ...
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- Drama, Sport
- John D. Hancock
- 1978-03-09
“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 ...
Bang The Drum Slowly is moving without being sentimental and is filled with tenderness, humor, honesty and brilliant acting. Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarty star in this superbly crafted film...
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- John D. Hancock
- PG
- 24
Sep 26, 2019 · 1973 Bang The Drum SlowlyCategory: Drama, Sport Production: Paramount PicturesDirector: John D. Hancock Cast:Robert De Niro ... Bruce PearsonMichael Moria...
- 4 min
- 15.9K
- Klokline Cinema
When hotshot pitcher Henry Wiggen (Michael Moriarty) is signed to the New York Mammoths, his confident ways quickly win over his teammates. He's quite the opposite of Bruce Pearson (Robert De Niro...
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- Drama
- PG
