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Bang the Drum Slowly (1956) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1956 · 57 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Daniel Petrie
- Starring
- Paul Newman, Clu Gulager, Bert Remsen, Albert Salmi, Rudy Bond, John McGovern
A seasoned pitcher for a major‑league team learns that his close teammate is hiding a terminal illness, terrified that the owner will discover it and fire him. Determined to help, the pitcher confronts loyalty, the pressures of the sport, and the painful truth of his friend’s looming destiny.
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