For a treatise on U.S. anti-Semitism in baseball, Aviva Kempner's The Life And Times Of Hank Greenberg sure is pleasant.
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01/01/00
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1999)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:42
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is an affectionate, often very funny portrait of a baseball pioneer.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Following the career of Jewish baseball star Hank Greenberg from his beginnings in the Bronx to his success in the Texas minor leagues to his signing to the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s, this... [More]
Starring: Hank Greenberg, Alan Dershowitz, Michael Moriarty, Walter Matthau
Director: Aviva Kempner
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Reviews for The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
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02/20/04
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02/29/04
I'm from Detroit myself and I used to go see Tiger games as a kid, and I really enjoyed this fascinating documentary.
12/08/02
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10/11/02
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10/27/05
A wonderful and much needed tribute to the great Jewish baseball player.
01/01/00
Despite its limitations, this very conventional documentary is a satisfying study of a man who faced immense challenges with courage and integrity.
07/12/02
It becomes a look at the social and political climate of America just as much as a baseball biography.
01/01/00
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is informative and fun and one doesn't have to be a baseball expert to appreciate its fervor and genial charm.
01/01/00
A marvelous pastiche of a legendary sports hero, a compelling and fascinating tribute to one of baseball’s great figures, in size (six feet four) and accomplishment.
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07/26/05
A touching homage to a man who triumphed over bigotry to become a baseball legend.
06/05/02
An excellent example of the kind of sound, conventional documentary that's consistently interesting and informative, even if it never tries anything new.
07/24/06
Educational as well as fun -- a product worthy of its subject.
01/01/00
Rousing and humorous.
01/01/00
One of the most lighthearted documentaries to come out in ages.
01/01/00
Kempner's movie is not for baseball fanatics only. 'Greenberg' paints a vivid portrait of America in the first half of the century...
03/31/07
While it preserves his baseball feats, it looks beyond them to clarify Greenberg's place in American culture.
06/18/02
Top CriticThe story is a winner and so is this film by Aviva Kempner.
10/21/02
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