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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Suitable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1973 DVD Release: 03/04/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 1 Genres: Drama, Melodrama, Sports Drama See Also: Bang the Drum Slowly

A guaranteed tear-jerker, Bang the Drum Slowly centers on professional baseball player Bruce Pearson (Robert DeNiro) and his team mate Henry Wiggen (Michael Moriarty), who supported Bruce to the bitter end after learning that the young catcher was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease and would soon die. When hayseed Pearson first joined the team, he and Wiggen, the team's red-hot pitcher were oil and water. The other team members were none to thrilled to have Pearson on their team. Wiggen changes his attitude when he learns of Pearson's illness, and when the other team members find out, they too become more helpful until the inevitably teary ending. Look for popular character actor Danny Aiello in his feature film debut. The story is based on a novel by screenwriter Mark Harris and was first filmed for television. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Robert De Niro - Bruce Pearson
Michael Moriarty - Henry Wiggen
Vincent Gardenia - Dutch Schnell
Phil Foster - Joe Jaros
Ann Wedgeworth - Katie

John Hancock directs Robert De Niro in one of his great early performances in Bang the Drum Slowly, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This is a decent disc from Paramount that does boast solid picture quality. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide