| Edition |
Widescreen version (1.85:1). |
| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Widescreen DVD collection |
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Widescreen DVD collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono, Region 1 encoding. |
| Cast |
Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster, Heather Mac Rae, Tom Signorelli, Danny Aiello. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Richard Shore ; editor, Richard Marks ; music score, Stephen Lawrence ; costume designer, Domingo Rodriguez ; production designer, Robert Gundlach. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. |
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Based on the novel by Mark Harris. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; some material may not be suitable for children. |
| Form |
Also issued on VHS. |
| Summary |
An unlikely friendship ignites between two baseball players. One is the team's ace pitcher and social charmer; the other is the catcher, a farm boy from Georgia who lacks sophistication. During their last season together, the two men grow in manhood and respect for themselves and each other. |
| Awards |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1974: NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro) |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Baseball players -- Drama.
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Baseball -- Drama.
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Catchers (Baseball) -- Drama.
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Pitchers (Baseball) -- Drama.
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Friendship -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Rosenfield, Lois.
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Rosenfield, Maurice.
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Hancock, John, 1939-
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De Niro, Robert.
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Moriarty, Michael, 1941-
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Gardenia, Vincent.
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Foster, Phil, 1914-1985.
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MacRae, Heather.
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Signorelli, Tom, 1939-
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Aiello, Danny, 1933-2019
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Shore, Richard.
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Marks, Richard, 1943-2018
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Lawrence, Stephen.
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Rodriguez, Domingo.
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Gundlach, Robert.
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Harris, Mark, 1922-2007.
Bang the drum slowly.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Anja Films (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0792186826 |
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9780792186823 |
| Standard No. |
097360873245 |
| Music No. |
08732 Paramount |
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