Bang the Drum Slowly 50 years old

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.

Credits

Robert De Niro as Bruce Pearson

Danny Aiello as Horse

Vincent Gardenia as Dutch Schnell

Barton Heyman as Red Traphagen

Michael Moriarty as Henry Wiggen

Bang the Drum Slowly Cast

Name	Character
Robert De Niro He was 30, now 80 years old	as Bruce Pearson
Danny Aiello He was 40, 86 years old when he died	as Horse
Vincent Gardenia He was 53, 72 years old when he died	as Dutch Schnell
Barton Heyman He was 36, 59 years old when he died	as Red Traphagen
Michael Moriarty He was 32, now 83 years old	as Henry Wiggen

Bang the Drum Slowly Crew

Name	Department
John D. Hancock as Director. He was 34 (now 85) years old	Directing

Bang the Drum Slowly (50 years)

Release day: Sunday, August 26, 1973
Runtime: 96 minutes