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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 ...
18 de feb. de 2000 · Hank Greenberg was to Jews what Jackie Robinson was to African Americans: a great athlete, handsome and hard-working, who took the first line of abuse from bigots and proved that his people belonged at the highest level of professional sports.
Aviva Kempner's documentary THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG reveals that baseball player Hank Greenberg was that rarest of sports stars, someone who was as good as his fans hoped he was -- in fact, he was even better. Kempner combines stock footage and contemporary interviews with fans, friends, family, and teammates to give a glowing ...
23 de nov. de 2004 · In THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG (1998) we learn how this Bronx-born star first baseman for the Detroit Tigers missed out of one of sports biggest honors, the baseball home run crown. In 1938, Hank was approaching the 60 mark held by Babe Ruth for eleven seasons.
12 de ene. de 2000 · Hank Greenberg was the first great Jewish star in baseball; at a time when the game was still racially segregated, Greenberg became a first-class hitter for the Detroit Tigers (a host city not always known for its tolerance, as the career of Father Charles Coughlin will prove), nearly beating Babe Ruth's home run record and becoming one of the game's best loved figures (he was also a friend ...
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) In the 1930s Jewish mothers would ask their sons: “What kind of day did Hank have?”. Hank Greenberg, the Detroit Tigers slugger who came close to breaking Babe Ruth’s homerun record, was baseball’s first Jewish star. Tall (6’4″), handsome, and uncommonly good-natured, Greenberg was a ...
Pour plus de détails, voir Fiche technique et Distribution. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg est un film documentaire américain réalisé par Aviva Kempner (en) et sorti en 1998, à propos du joueur de baseball Hank Greenberg (1911-1986), élu au temple de la renommée en 1956.
