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  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Seventh Art Releasing
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Seventh Art Releasing
  • 1 h 31 m
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

Summary Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story portrays the contributions of Jewish major leaguers and the special meaning that baseball has had in the lives of American Jews. More than a film about sports, this is a story of immigration, assimilation, bigotry, heroism, the passing on of traditions, and the shattering of stereotypes.(7th Art ...

Directed By: Peter Miller

Written By: Ira Berkow

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Seventh Art Releasing
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Seventh Art Releasing
  • 1 h 31 m

Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story portrays the contributions of Jewish major leaguers and the special meaning that baseball has had in the lives of American Jews. More than a film about sports, this is a story of immigration, assimilation, bigotry, heroism, the passing on of traditions, and the shattering of stereotypes.(7th Art ...

Directed By: Peter Miller

Written By: Ira Berkow

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Positive
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86% Mixed
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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86% Mixed
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0% Negative
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70
Nov 19, 2010
A warm and enthusiastic documentary.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 2, 2010
Charting the presence of prominent Jewish major leaguers in every decade, their relationship to the world of big-time ball and the careers of such greats as Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax, helmer Peter Miller's historical docu strikes out a stadium-load of assumptions.
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60
Nov 2, 2010
Nevertheless, if not as stirring as the similar "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg," it remains a reasonably comprehensive tribute to athletics as the great melting pot.
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60
Nov 3, 2010
Despite the film's odd assembly of talking heads (Koufax, sure, but Ron Howard?) and narrow scope that rarely addresses how a first-generation community sought a new-world identity via knuckleballs, Miller's survey is a breezy compendium of fun facts and colorful figures.
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50
Jan 13, 2011
This contains enough candid interview footage with legendary athletes to be occasionally informative.
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Nov 10, 2010
The problem is that once you get past the barriers that Jewish players dramatically overcame between the early 20th century and post World War II, the rest is precipitously less interesting.
By Mark Keizer FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 4, 2010
Were it not for a masterly production coup - an extensive interview with the camera-shy Mr. Koufax - this slight and unambitious work would be wholly indistinguishable from basic-cable filler.
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Production Company Clear Lake Historical Productions
Release Date Nov 5, 2010
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.jewsandbaseball.com/
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