Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
Directed by John D. Hancock · 96 min · Drama
33.9 TOPICAL score · #3,195 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973, directed by John D. Hancock) has a TOPICAL score of 33.9 - ranked 3,195 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.1/10 (81 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 18 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.1/10 (81 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 18 languages
- Still read9,017 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Robert De Niro (actor #8), Vincent Gardenia (actor #1,148), Phil Foster