The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is a 1998 documentary film written, directed, and produced by Aviva Kempner about Hank Greenberg, first baseman of the Detroit Tigers , who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame . A Jewish player who chose not to play on Yom Kippur in 1934 during a heated pennant race, Greenberg had to face a great deal of antisemitism . In 1938 he nearly broke Babe Ruth's 60 home run record by hitting 58 home runs. Like many players of the era, Greenberg had his career interrupted by military service during World War II . Initially, Greenberg was classified as unfit for service due to flat feet. However, upon re-examination, he was cleared. Before Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor , the United States Congress had released men over age 28. After the attack, Greenberg immediately reenlisted in the United States Army Air Forces . In 1947, Greenberg, as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and playing his final season, was one of the few ballplayers to give a warm welcome to Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson , the majors' first black player in many years. Robinson later said, "Class tells. It sticks out all over Mr. Greenberg".Production Kempner states that the film took 13 years to make. "It was all about raising money for the rights to the archival and feature footage. That was so expensive that I had to stop and start about 20 times." After it's theatrical run, The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg was acquired by Cinemax for its Reel Life series.Film credits Produced by Aviva Kempner.... producer Ari Daniel Pinchot.... associate producerDirected by Aviva KempnerWritten by Aviva KempnerCast overview Reeve Robert Brenner.... Himself – interviewee Hank Greenberg.... Himself Walter Matthau.... Himself – interviewee Alan M. Dershowitz.... Himself – interviewee Carl Levin.... Himself – interviewee Stephen Greenberg.... Himself – interviewee Joseph Greenberg.... Himself – interviewee Rabbi Max Ticktin.... Himself – interviewee Bill Mead.... Himself – interviewee Lou Gehrig.... Himself Basil 'Mickey' Briggs.... Himself – interviewee Don Shapiro.... Himself – interviewee Bert Gordon.... Himself – interviewee Joe Falls.... Himself – interviewee Henry Ford.... Himself Fr. Charles Coughlin.... Himself Dr. George Barahal.... Himself – interviewee Ira Berkow.... Himself – interviewee Harold Allen.... Himself – interviewee Robert Steinberg.... Himself – interviewee Charlie Gehringer.... Himself – interviewee Herman 'Flea' Clifton.... Himself – interviewee Billy Rogell.... Himself – interviewee Birdie Tebbetts.... Himself – interviewee Ernie Harwell.... Himself – interviewee Elden Auker.... Himself – interviewee Dick Schaap.... Himself – interviewee Goose Goslin.... Himself Dizzy Dean.... Himself Harvey Frank.... Himself – interviewee Marilyn Greenberg.... Herself – interviewee Harriet Colman.... Herself – interviewee Alva Greenberg.... Herself – interviewee Mickey Cochrane.... Himself – interviewee Charlie Grimm.... Himself – interviewee Michael Moriarty.... Himself – interviewee Max Lapides.... Himself – interviewee Gabby Hartnett.... Himself Joe Louis.... Himself Shirley Povich.... Himself – interviewee Al Rosen.... Himself Rip Collins.... Himself – interviewee Tommy Bridges.... Himself Joe DiMaggio.... Himself Jane Briggs Hart.... Herself – interviewee Harry Eisenstat.... Himself – interviewee Bob Feller.... Himself – interviewee Hoot Robinson.... Himself – interviewee Rudy York.... Himself Hal Newhouser.... Himself – interviewee Barney McCosky.... Himself – interviewee Bobo Newsom.... Himself Paul Derringer.... Himself Junior Thompson.... Himself Bucky Walters.... Himself Franklin Delano Roosevelt.... Himself Del Baker.... Himself – interviewee Arn Tellem.... Himself – interviewee Barney Ross.... Himself Caral Gimbel.... Herself – interviewee Glenn Greenberg.... Himself – interviewee Sander Levin.... Himself – interviewee Walter Briggs, Jr..... Himself Walter Briggs, Sr..... Himself Happy Chandler.... Himself Bill Shuster.... Himself Steve O'Neill.... Himself Paul Richards.... Himself Virgil Trucks.... Himself – interviewee George Kell.... Himself – interviewee Billy Herman.... Himself Jackie Robinson.... Himself Kenesaw M. Landis.... Himself Connie Mack.... Himself Maury Povich.... Himself – interviewee Babe Ruth.... HimselfAwards 2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards – "Best Feature Documentary"2001 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards – "Best Documentary" 2001 Columbus International Film & Video Festival – "Silver Chris Award – Religion"2001 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards – "Best Documentary"1998 Hamptons International Film Festival – "Audience Award for Most Popular Documentary tied with Red, White & Yellow "2001 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards – "Best Documentary"2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards – "Sierra Award for Best Documentary"2000 National Board of Review , USA – "Best Documentary"2001 National Society of Film Critics Awards , USA – "Best Documentary"2000 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – "Best Non-Fiction Film"2001 Peabody Award 1999 Washington Jewish Film Festival – "Audience Award for Documentary "Books ', Howard Megdal, Collins, 2009, ', Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, Perseus Distribution Services, 2007, , Burton Alan Boxerman, Benita W. Boxerman, McFarland, 2006, ', Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, SP Books, 2001, ', Erwin Lynn, Shapolsky Publishers, 1986, , Harold Uriel Ribalow, Meir Z. Ribalow, Hippocrene Books, 1984,
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