Film

Bang the Drum Slowly

1973 · 1h 36m · Drama

Nothing is more important than friendship. Not fame, not money, not death.

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

80

The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.

Michael Moriarty

Henry Wiggen

Robert De Niro

Bruce Pearson

Vincent Gardenia

Dutch Schnell

Phil Foster

Joe

Ann Wedgeworth

Katie

Patrick McVey

Bruce's Father

Heather MacRae

Holly

Selma Diamond

Tootsie

Barbara Babcock

Team Owner

Maurice Rosenfield

Team Owner

Tom Ligon

Piney

Andy Jarrell

Ugly

Marshall Efron

Bradley

Donny Burks

Perry

Hector Elias

Diego

Tom Signorelli

Goose

• John D. HancockDirector
• Mark HarrisNovel · Screenplay
• Lois RosenfieldProducer
• Maurice RosenfieldProducer
• Richard ShoreDirector of Photography
• Stephen LawrenceOriginal Music Composer
• Richard MarksEditor

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Release date

August 26, 1973

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Genres

Drama

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