Bang the Drum Slowly (film)
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| Directed by | John Hancock |
| Screenplay by | Mark Harris |
| Based on | Bang the Drum Slowly 1956 novel by Mark Harris |
| Produced by | Maurice Rosenfield Lois Rosenfield |
| Starring | Robert De Niro Michael Moriarty Vincent Gardenia |
| Cinematography | Richard Shore |
| Edited by | Richard Marks |
| Music by | Stephen Lawrence |
Production companies | ANJA Films BTDS Partnership |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
Bang the Drum Slowly is a 1973 American sports drama film directed by John D. Hancock, based on Mark Harris's novel Bang the Drum Slowly, which follows the friendship between a star pitcher and his terminally-ill catcher on a fictional Major League Baseball team. The film stars Michael Moriarty as Henry Wiggen, the team's star pitcher, and Robert De Niro as Bruce Pearson, his ill-fated catcher and close friend.