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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.
Bang the Drum Slowly is a novel by Mark Harris, first published in 1956 by Knopf. The novel is the second in a series of four novels written by Harris that chronicles the career of baseball player Henry W. Wiggen.
- Mark Harris
- 1953
Mar 9, 1978 · A 1973 drama about the friendship between a star pitcher and a dying catcher on a baseball team. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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- Drama, Sport
- John D. Hancock
- 1978-03-09
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...
A movie about a dying catcher and his friendship with a pitcher on a major league team. Roger Ebert praises the realistic and humane portrayal of baseball players, their manager, and their fans.
Bang the Drum Slowly is a satisfying novel about friendship, written in the first person voice of Henry Wiggin, ace pitcher of the New York Mammoths. Wiggin is a smart baseball player and sharp-eyed observer of human nature.
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
