Bang the Drum Slowly
Nothing is more important than friendship. Not fame, not money, not death.
96 mins
The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.
Maurice Rosenfield
Team Owner
Andy Jarrell
Ugly
Donny Burks
Perry
James Donahue
Canada
Hector Troy
George
Tony Major
Jonah
Jack Hollander
Tegwar Player
Lou Girolami
Tegwar Player
Ernesto Gonzalez
Dr. Chambers
Arnold Kapnick
Detective
Jean David
Dutch's Wife
Beatrice Manley
Joe's Wife (as Bea Blau)
Herb Henry
Keith Crane
Dorothy Neubert
Bruce's Mother
Dell Bethel
Third Base Coach
Vince Camuto
Baseball Player
Jeff Sartorius
Baseball Player
Willie Lemmey
Baseball Player
Doug Major
Baseball Player
Forrest Wynne
Bat Boy
Bill Badalato
Associate Producer
Ed Knott Jr.
Key Grip
Michael P. Petrone
Assistant Director
Larry Orlick
Assistant Camera
Allan Wertheim
First Assistant Director
Fred Weiler
Property Master
Frederic C. Weiler
Set Decoration
Peter Garofalo
Makeup & Hair
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Ronald Roose
Assistant Editor
Paul Vogt
Property Master
Les Lazarowitz
Sound
Stephen Lawrence
Music
Mike Chamoun
Sound
Philip Gleason
Sound
Lou Girolami
Gaffer
John H. Bolz
Sound
Emil Neroda
Sound Recordist
Domingo A. Rodriguez
Costume Design
Robert Gundlach
Production Design
Richard Shore
Cinematography
Yvonne David
Wardrobe Master
Gil Gertsen
Construction Foreman
Arnold Kapnick
Still Photographer
Charles Meere
Electrician
Edward Beyer
Sound Editor
Tibor Sands
First Assistant Camera
Hanna Wajshonig
Assistant Editor
Kay Chapin
Script Supervisor
Lois Rosenfield
Producer
Maurice Rosenfield
Producer
Mark Harris
Screenplay
Mark Harris
Novel