Movie Description

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

(1998)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleThe Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1998-10-14

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 30m

Homepagehttp://hankgreenbergfilm.org/

Genres

  • Documentary