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Bang the Drum Slowly(Movie, 1973)

1h 36min | Genre: Drama
Bang the Drum SlowlyRating: 3.2/5 (with 1919 votes)
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. It was previously dramatized in 1956 on the U.S. Steel Hour with Paul Newman, Albert Salmi and George Peppard. This version stars Michael Moriarty and a then little known Robert De Niro as baseball teammates. De Niro's performance in this film and in Mean Streets, released two months later, brought him widespread acclaim. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Bang the Drum Slowly

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

About Bang the Drum Slowly

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. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "Bang the Drum Slowly" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 11 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/26/1973
Director: John D. Hancock
Screenwriter: Mark Harris
Film Editor: Richard Marks
Composer: Stephen J. Lawrence

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