Director: John D. Hancock

Writer: Mark Harris

From novel: Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris

Keywords: Sports Drama, Baseball, Terminal Illness

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Danny Aiello	Actor	20-Jun-1933		The Last Don
Barbara Babcock	Actor	27-Feb-1937		Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn
Robert De Niro	Actor	17-Aug-1943		The Godfather: Part II
Selma Diamond	Actor	5-Aug-1920	13-May-1985	Selma Hacker on Night Court
Vincent Gardenia	Actor	7-Jan-1922	9-Dec-1992	Cher's father in Moonstruck
Michael Moriarty	Actor	5-Apr-1941		ADA on Law & Order
Ann Wedgeworth	Actor	21-Jan-1935		Lana Shields on Three's Company

REVIEWS

Review by Bill Stimson (posted on 8-Aug-2007)

The film tells a noble story, although "noble" is not a particularly welcome characteristic these days. But I find that the chaacterizations in the film are realistic and reminiscent of men that I knew in my youth, both good and bad. That's the beauty of the story---ordinary people, complete with their vices, can overcome these limitations and achieve a noble thing. Is this idea too incredible? Well, it is the basis of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Have we suceeded, despite ourselves? I think so, and for the same reason that the New York Mammoths succeeded. Go see the movie. If you've already seen it, go see it again.

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