The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Aviva Kempner
Sander Levin
Ralph Kiner
Hank Greenberg
Carl Levin
Joe Falls
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Portrait of baseball's first Jewish star. Bronx-born Hank Greenberg's achievements during the "Golden Age of Baseball" in the 1930s and '40s rivaled those of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He also helped break down the barriers of discrimination in American sports and society. Greenberg was a beacon of hope to millions of American Jews who faced bigotry during the Depression and WWII. Tall (6'4"), handsome and uncommonly good-natured, Greenberg became "the baseball Moses," an icon for everyone from Walter Matthau to Alan Dershowitz.
Director
Aviva Kempner
Cast
Sander Levin
Ralph Kiner
Hank Greenberg
Carl Levin
Joe Falls
Dick Schaap
Alan Dershowitz
Walter Matthau
Ernie Harwell
Glenn Greenberg
Michael Moriarty
Stephen Greenberg
Bob Feller
Caral Gimbel
Charlie Gehringer
Ira Berkow
Crew
Ira Berkow
Jerry Feldman
Kevin Hewitt
Marian Hunter
Tom Hurwitz
Tom Kaufman
Aviva Kempner
Aviva Kempner
Christopher Li
Dan Liberstein
Dan Liberstein
Scott Mumford
Ari Daniel Pinchot
Henry Sapoznik
Judith Sobol
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-Winner, along with "The Filth and the Fury" (USA/United Kingdom/1999), of the 2000 award for Best Documentary from the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Winner of the 2000 award for Best Documentary from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Winner of the 2000 award for Best Documentary from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Winner of the 2000 award for Best Feature Documentary from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Winner of the 2000 award for Best Non-Fiction Film from the National Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 1998 Hamptons International Film Festival.
Released in United States April 1999
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States May 19, 2000
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States on Video October 16, 2001
Released in United States September 1998
Released in United States Winter January 12, 2000
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 18-25, 1998.
Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.
Shown at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival June 1999.
Released in United States Winter January 12, 2000
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.)
Released in United States May 19, 2000 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival June 1999.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 18-25, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video October 16, 2001
videotape to 16mm
