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Bang the Drum Slowly
Robert De Niro stars as Bruce Pearson, a baseball player stricken with Hodgkin`s disease. During his illness, he befriends the team`s star pitcher Henry Wiggin (Michael Moriarty), who not only helps Bruce hide his illness from the materialist owners,... Robert De Niro stars as Bruce Pearson, a baseball player stricken with Hodgkin`s disease. During his illness, he befriends the team`s star pitcher Henry Wiggin (Michael Moriarty), who not only helps Bruce hide his illness from the materialist owners, but also emotionally supports his dying friend. Moriarty and DeNiro`s performances, as well as coach Vincent Gardenia`s, are the high points of this tearjerker based on Mark Harris`s 1950`s novel. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Vincent Gardenia.
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