Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

6.5	Listal rating
6.8	IMDB rating

Directed by

John D. Hancock

Starring (View all)

Robert De Niro

Bruce Pearson

Michael Moriarty

Henry 'Author' Wiggen

Vincent Gardenia

Dutch Schnell

Phil Foster

Joe Jaros

Ann Wedgeworth

Katie

Patrick McVey

Bruce's Father

Heather MacRae

Holly Wiggen

Selma Diamond

Tootsie, Hotel switchboard operator

Written by

Mark Harris

novel

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Release date : 12 May 1978
UPC: 097360873245

Baseball (3), Drama (2), Sport (1), 1973 (1), Sports (1), Mustang (1), Terminal Illness (1)

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"The tearjerking relationship between two ball players during a baseball season: mentally-slow catcher Bruce Pearson (Robert De Niro), who was diagnosed with incurable Hodgkin's Disease, and his protective best friend and star pitcher Henry "Author" Wiggen (Michael Moriarty); the poignant performance of "Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)" by cowboy team-mate Piney Woods (Tim Ligon) about a dying cowboy's funeral wishes ("...Oh, bang the drum slowly and play the fife lowly / Play the dead ma"