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
Reviews for The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
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Emphasizes the positive moments in his career, and the film is loose-limbed and ingratiating—much like Greenberg himself, who appears in interviews throughout his career. Full Review |
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A fine, straightforward tribute to a sports giant who faced blatant prejudice and paved away for the likes Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron and other minorities... Full Review |
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Sharing its subject's virtues, it is a lovely addition to the annals of the Greatest Generation. Full Review |
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Kempner's movie is not for baseball fanatics only. 'Greenberg' paints a vivid portrait of America in the first half of the century... Full Review |
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An excellent example of the kind of sound, conventional documentary that's consistently interesting and informative, even if it never tries anything new. Full Review |
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If you're a baseball fan, you shouldn't miss this film. Full Review |
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It seems too much to ask a movie to entertain, inform and inspire. For it to also work as sports story, social history and biography is a home run with men on base. Full Review |
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3/5 |
I'm from Detroit myself and I used to go see Tiger games as a kid, and I really enjoyed this fascinating documentary. Full Review |
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Kempner is content not to question his heroism, which is usually a suspicious practice for a documentary, but a myth as powerful and sustaining as Greenberg's is better left unpunctured. Full Review |
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The story is a winner and so is this film by Aviva Kempner. Full Review |
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Despite its limitations, this very conventional documentary is a satisfying study of a man who faced immense challenges with courage and integrity. Full Review |
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It is the quintessential version of the story of the classic mythic hero, one who begins as underdog without a chance, and faces insurmountable challenges and hurdles to become a champion, doing it all with grace, grit and style. Full Review |
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