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The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

When America Needed Heroes, A Jewish Slugger Stepped To The Plate.
When America Needed Heroes, A Jewish Slugger Stepped To The Plate.
Documentary - 1998
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
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The story of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues, is told through archival film footage and interviews with fans, former teammates, friends, and family. As a great first baseman with the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg endured antisemitism and became a hero and source of inspiration throughout the Jewish community, not incidentally leading the Tigers to Major League dominance in the 1930s.
Cast:
,
Sander Levin
,
Carl Levin

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
14 Oct 1998
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
12 wins & 8 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's an adroit manipulation of interviews and stock footage, mostly along the lines of establishing not so much what Hammerin' Hank did for himself, but what he meant to American Jews.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
7 May 2014
fresh:
Kempner demonstrates how the star's success and dignified bearing inspired a generation of Jews to fight through the ethnic barriers in all fields.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2014
fresh:
Writer-director Aviva Kempner crafted this love letter to Greenberg by imaginatively weaving interviews with great footage from newsreels and feature films.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
7 May 2014
fresh:
Aviva Kempner hits a grand slam in her thrilling documentary about baseball, about a great baseball player, about Jews in America and about the country itself in the 1930s and 1940s.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
20 Mar 2013
fresh:
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is a gem of a baseball documentary because it illuminates what the Hall of Famer's splendid career meant away from the ballpark.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
19 Mar 2013
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