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The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 18

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Consensus: The equally tragic and heroic story of Yankee's first baseman Lou Gehrig is eloquently told here with an iconic star turn by Gary Cooper.

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Gary Cooper plays Lou Gehrig, the first baseman for the Yanks who suffered from a crippling and incurable disease. Even when Gehrig was a student at Columbia University, the press had already... Gary Cooper plays Lou Gehrig, the first baseman for the Yanks who suffered from a crippling and incurable disease. Even when Gehrig was a student at Columbia University, the press had already pegged him as a top ballplayer. Soon the New York Yankees selected Gehrig for their lineup, and he became an overnight sensation on the baseball diamond. But this dedicated player--who had never missed a game once he stepped onto a Major League Baseball field--suddenly fell ill with a mysterious disease. As his body began to fail him, Gehrig had to say good-bye to the fans who idolized him and to the sport he loved so dearly. The film's final scene is a deeply moving portrait of human courage. Also not to be missed is Babe Ruth's cameo appearance as himself. Cooper's performance is outstanding, measuring up to the drama that surrounded the real-life events. THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEEES remains one of the greatest biopics ever filmed, in addition to being perhaps the best sports film of the 20th century. [More]

Starring: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan

Starring: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Ludwig Stossel, Bill Dickey, Ernie Adams

Director: Sam Wood

Director: Sam Wood
Screenwriter: Jo Swerling, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Story: Paul Gallico
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Composer: Leigh Harline

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Mar 23, 1999

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Classic.

Full Review Source: DVDLaser | comment Comment
08/04/08
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser

The best part of Pride of the Yankees is its grade-A love story.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
08/04/08
TIME Magazine
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Surprisingly dreary and lifeless.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
04/21/08
Scott Tobias
AV Club

It's a stirring, tear-jerking film for lovers of baseball.

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03/14/07
Channel 4 Film
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For baseball and non-baseball fan alike, this sentimental, romantic saga of the NY kid who rose to the baseball heights and later met such a tragic end is well worth seeing.

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03/14/07
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No review available.

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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A insistência do filme em retratar Gehrig (um ano após sua morte) de forma unidimensionalmente heróica é tão grande que ele acaba sendo protagonizado por simples caricaturas.

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02/18/04
Pablo Villaca
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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Eloquently written (by Herman Mankiewicz and Jo Swerling from a story by Paul Gallico), stunningly photographed, and directed with great sensitivity.

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07/30/03
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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As a simple, moving story with an ironic heart-tug at the end, it serves as a fitting memorial to the real Lou, who called himself the luckiest man alive.

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05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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Yankee fan or not, this is a great film.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/22/03
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

Only develops any real energy toward the end.

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02/16/03
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

Good biopic of Lou Gehrig. Splendid Gary Cooper performance.

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01/22/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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01/10/03
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

A wonderful romance and heartfelt weeper.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

First-rate biopic, though Cooper is hard-pressed to sell Gehrig as a college student.

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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
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No review available.

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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Gary Cooper rocks.

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07/26/02
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury

pure 1940's Americana and family values

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05/12/01
John A. Nesbit
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