Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

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

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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  • Release Date: 1973-08-26
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Director: John D. Hancock

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Cast

  • 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

  • James Donahue

    Canada

  • Nicolas Surovy

    Aleck Olson

  • Danny Aiello

    Horse

  • Hector Troy

    George

  • Tony Major

    Jonah

  • Barton Heyman

    Red

  • Jack Hollander

    Tegwar Player

  • Lou Girolami

    Tegwar Player

  • Ernesto Gonzalez

    Dr. Chambers

  • Alan Manson

    Doc Loftus

  • Arnold Kapnick

    Detective

  • Jean David

    Dutch's Wife

  • Beatrice Manley

    Joe's Wife (as Bea Blau)

  • Herb Henry

    Keith Crane

  • Pierrino Mascarino

    Sid Goldman

  • Dorothy Neubert

    Bruce's Mother

  • Kaydette Grant

    Gem

  • Dell Bethel

    Third Base Coach

  • Vince Camuto

    Baseball Player

  • Jeff Sartorius

    Baseball Player

  • Willie Lemmey

    Baseball Player

  • Doug Major

    Baseball Player

  • Forrest Wynne

    Bat Boy

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