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The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)

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Summary: A humorous and nostalgic documentary about an extraordinary baseball player who transcended ethnic and religious prejudice to become an American icon. (Cowboy Booking International)
Country: USA
Directed By: Aviva Kempner
Written By: Aviva Kempner
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na jeff_v
80
T9
Intelligent and far-reaching documentary of the first great Jewish superstar baseball player. Nice footage, diverse interviews, and a healthy does of context make this a compelling film. Worth seeing even if you're not into baseball.
na filmcricket
73
T9
na imdb
75
T9
na cblur21
83
T10
na bmcguire
85
T9
na gtown1479
73
T5
This movie gets a bit of a bump since I am baseball fanatic, but for some reason I just didn't find the film to be that interesting. Maybe it was because Greenberg just wasn't that flashy of a player. i did learn how important he was to Detroit and their baseball fans. The story with him and Jackie Robinson is a good one too. His own story of courage as one of the first Jewish ballplayers is often overlooked. Nice to see a young Maury Povich get a couple quotes in here too.
na Meta Critic
75
T9
na Holygrail2
91
T8
na ozymandius10
80
T8
If you've never heard of Hank Greenberg (the original Hammerin' Hank) and enjoy baseball, you owe it to yourself to see this film. The part of the film where Greenberg is with the Pirates and crosses paths with Jackie Robinson is worth it all by itself, but there's actually some humor in there as well (for some reason I found the stalker lady hilarious).
na maddriver52
72
T6
na krem99
78
T3
na vic_acid
50
T3
na DavidKahane
85
T8
na opalfilms
57
T4
na IndyFilmFest
95
T9
na tonydal
80
T8
na sheesh
90
T8
na yilb
70
T8
What is this guy? A saint? Talk about from another time! It's amazing to think of this guy being a hero as compared to any other hero i can imagine. Well okay maybe they did sorta skip over any bad stuff, all the same it's inspiring to see a real hero, and unusual. The presentation is interesting & moves well & is easily involving.
na RNG
44
T5
na dr. radical
81
T10
na TheMarc4
73
T8
Average Tier 7.43 from 21 Rankings rss