The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
When America Needed Heroes, A Jewish Slugger Stepped To The Plate.
90 min
The story of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues, is told through archival film footage and interviews with fans, former teammates, friends, and family. As a great first baseman with the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg endured antisemitism and became a hero and source of inspiration throughout the Jewish community, not incidentally leading the Tigers to Major League dominance in the 1930s.
- Release date
- October 14, 1998
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Reeve Brenner as Self - interviewee
- Walter Matthau as Self - interviewee
- Alan Dershowitz as Self - interviewee
- Carl Levin as Self - interviewee
- Stephen Greenberg as Self - interviewee
- Joseph Greenberg as Self - interviewee
- Max Ticktin as Self - interviewee
- Bill Mead as Self - interviewee
Crew
- Hank Greenberg · Archive footage
- Lou Gehrig · Archive footage
- Aviva Kempner · Director
- Aviva Kempner · Writer
- Aviva Kempner · Producer
- Jerry Feldman · Cinematographer
- Kevin D. Hewitt · Cinematographer
- Marian Sears Hunter · Editor