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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.
Mar 9, 1978 · A 1973 drama about the friendship between a star pitcher and a dying catcher on a baseball team. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- (6.2K)
- Drama, Sport
- John D. Hancock
- 1978-03-09
A movie about a dying catcher and his friendship with a pitcher on a major league team. Roger Ebert praises the realistic and humane portrayal of baseball players, the clubhouse, and the manager.
Something about a Soldier. Bang the Drum Slowly is a novel by Mark Harris, first published in 1956 by Knopf. The novel is the second in a series of four novels written by Harris that chronicles the career of baseball player Henry W. Wiggen.
- Mark Harris
- 1953
Bang the Drum Slowly is a touching melodrama that explores the inner workings of a baseball club and its players' personalities with remarkable depth. When hotshot pitcher Henry Wiggen...
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- John D. Hancock
- PG
- Robert De Niro
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Sep 24, 2008 · Synopsis. Friends in the big leagues face illness in John D. Hancock's emotional drama "Bang the Drum Slowly" (1973). Star pitcher Henry 'Author' Wiggen (Michael Moriarty) has always looked out for his buddy, the dim catcher Bruce Pearson (Robert De Niro). But when Pearson's health takes a turn for the worse, Wiggen covers up his disease and ...
Bang the Drum Slowly is a first-person narrative told by Henry “Author” Wiggam, a major league baseball pitcher and writer. Wiggam’s story is about a dying backup catcher who has no friends on the team and a magical season where everything comes together for Wiggam professionally.
