Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly

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

1973 en 96 minutes

Rating: 6

Plot

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.

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Cast

Michael Moriarty

Michael Moriarty

Henry Wiggen

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Bruce Pearson

Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Dutch Schnell

Phil Foster

Phil Foster

Joe

Ann Wedgeworth

Ann Wedgeworth

Katie

Patrick McVey

Patrick McVey

Bruce's Father

Heather MacRae

Heather MacRae

Holly

Selma Diamond

Selma Diamond

Tootsie

Barbara Babcock

Barbara Babcock

Team Owner

Maurice Rosenfield

Maurice Rosenfield

Team Owner

Tom Ligon

Tom Ligon

Piney

Andy Jarrell

Andy Jarrell

Ugly

Marshall Efron

Marshall Efron

Bradley

Donny Burks

Donny Burks

Perry

Hector Elias

Hector Elias

Diego

Tom Signorelli

Tom Signorelli

Goose

James Donahue

James Donahue

Canada

Nicolas Surovy

Nicolas Surovy

Aleck Olson

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Horse

Hector Troy

Hector Troy

George

Tony Major

Tony Major

Jonah

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

Red

Jack Hollander

Jack Hollander

Tegwar Player

Lou Girolami

Lou Girolami

Tegwar Player

Ernesto Gonzalez

Ernesto Gonzalez

Dr. Chambers

Alan Manson

Alan Manson

Doc Loftus

Arnold Kapnick

Arnold Kapnick

Detective

Jean David

Jean David

Dutch's Wife

Beatrice Manley

Beatrice Manley

Joe's Wife (as Bea Blau)

Herb Henry

Herb Henry

Keith Crane

Pierrino Mascarino

Pierrino Mascarino

Sid Goldman

Dorothy Neubert

Dorothy Neubert

Bruce's Mother

Kaydette Grant

Kaydette Grant

Gem

Dell Bethel

Dell Bethel

Third Base Coach

Vince Camuto

Vince Camuto

Baseball Player

Jeff Sartorius

Jeff Sartorius

Baseball Player

Willie Lemmey

Willie Lemmey

Baseball Player

Doug Major

Doug Major

Baseball Player

Forrest Wynne

Forrest Wynne

Bat Boy

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