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The Bronx Is Burning: With Oliver Platt, Kevin Conway, Daniel Sunjata, John Turturro. A look at the New York Yankees attempt to win the 1977 World Series. Based on Jonathan Mahler's book "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning."
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- 2007-07-10
- Drama, Sport
- 60
Sep 25, 2007 · ), Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominee Oliver Platt ("The West Wing") and Daniel Sunjata ("Rescue Me") star in The Bronx is Burning, an ESPN Original Entertainment presentation of the amazing-but-true story of how the New York Yankees single-handedly helped raise the spirits of a city in a time of darkness and uncertainty.
- (202)
- ESPN
- $11.95
Paralyzed by a citywide blackout, political strife, and the Son of Sam killing spree, the Big Apple was burning. Rising out of this troubled urban landscape to bring hope and inspiration came one of baseball's most storied franchises, The New York Yankees.
Jul 5, 2007 · “The Bronx Is Burning,” an eight-part ESPN miniseries, wants to demonstrate the influence of historical events on baseball and vice versa, but despite some fine performances, it fails to...
Has ESPN Hit a Home Run with The Bronx Is Burning? Walk into the Yankees' locker room on the set of ESPN's new eight-hour miniseries The Bronx Is Burning (premiering tonight...
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Apr 16, 2020 · The first episode of the eight-part “The Bronx is Burning” (2007, ESPN) opens with a dugout clash between Yankees manager Billy Martin (John Turturro) and superstar Reggie Jackson (Daniel Sunjata) and closes with a locker-room shouting match between Martin and owner George Steinbrenner (Oliver Platt).
"The Bronx is Burning" is a show on ESPN that deals with the 1977 New York Yankees and the relationship between the players, manager Billy Martin, and owner George Steinbrenner. It also focuses on the events going on in New York City during this time period, most notably the NYPD's pursuit of David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam".
