Bang the drum slowly
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This bittersweet baseball tale, blending the realistic with the metaphysical, is the story of a mediocre catcher dying of Hodgkins Disease. His only friend, the team's star pitcher, makes sure he will play the game through his last season on earth.
, An edited version of the feature film Bang The Drum Slowly. Describes the friendship between a successful pitcher and a second-rate catcher dying of cancer. Stars Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarty. Based on the novel BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY by Mark Harris.
Henry Wiggen (Moriarty) is a star pitcher for the New York Mammoths, a fictitious Major League Baseball team. Henry's friend Bruce Pearson (De Niro), the team's catcher, is a player of limited skill and intellect. Henry and Bruce leave the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where Bruce has been told he is terminally ill.
, An edited version of the feature film Bang The Drum Slowly. Describes the friendship between a successful pitcher and a second-rate catcher dying of cancer. Stars Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarty. Based on the novel BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY by Mark Harris.
Henry Wiggen (Moriarty) is a star pitcher for the New York Mammoths, a fictitious Major League Baseball team. Henry's friend Bruce Pearson (De Niro), the team's catcher, is a player of limited skill and intellect. Henry and Bruce leave the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where Bruce has been told he is terminally ill.
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Registered 13Jul73 · LP42702 (Jul-Dec 1973) Copyright holder: BTDS Partnership Production company: Rosenfield production from ANJA Films
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This bittersweet baseball tale, blending the realistic with the metaphysical, is the story of a mediocre catcher dying of Hodgkins Disease. His only friend, the team's star pitcher, makes sure he will play the game through his last season on earth.
, , , An edited version of the feature film Bang The Drum Slowly. Describes the friendship between a successful pitcher and a second-rate catcher dying of cancer. Stars Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarty. Based on the novel BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY by Mark Harris.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
, , , An edited version of the feature film Bang The Drum Slowly. Describes the friendship between a successful pitcher and a second-rate catcher dying of cancer. Stars Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarty. Based on the novel BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY by Mark Harris.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q1171445 ↗ — country
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
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