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Babe Ruth is a 1991 American drama film directed by Mark Tinker and written by Michael De Guzman. The film stars Stephen Lang, Brian Doyle-Murray, Donald Moffat, Yvonne Suhor, Bruce Weitz and Lisa Zane. The film premiered on NBC on October 6, 1991.

Plot

De Guzman's teleplay was adapted from two well-received biographies, Kal Wagenheim's Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend and Robert Creamer's Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, both published in 1974.

Cast

• Stephen Lang as Babe Ruth
• Brian Doyle-Murray as Marshall Hunt
• Donald Moffat as Jacob Ruppert
• Yvonne Suhor as Helen Woodford Ruth
• Bruce Weitz as Miller Huggins
• Lisa Zane as Claire Hodgson Ruth
• William Lucking as Brother Matthias
• Neal McDonough as Lou Gehrig
• John Anderson as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
• Pete Rose as Ty Cobb
• Cy Buynak as Eddie Bennet
• William Flatley as Emil Fuchs
• Stephen Prutting as Jimmy Walker
• Thomas Wagner as Bill Killefer
• Jeffery Blanchard as Jimmy Barton
• Brandi Chrisman as Dorothy
• Charles Fick as Waite Hoyt
• Matthew Glave as Jumpin' Joe Dugan
• Deborah Anne Gorman as Julia
• John Kolibab as Hod Lisenbee
• Andrew May as Wally Pipp
• Clint Nageotte as Young Babe
• Troy Startoni as Charlie Root
• Philip L. Stone as Graham McNamee
• Annabelle Weenick as Mrs. Woodford
• Dale Young as Fred Lieb

See also

• The Babe Ruth Story - 1948 biopic starring William Bendix
• The Babe - 1992 biopic featuring John Goodman
• List of baseball films

References

1. Sandomir, Richard (1991-09-27). "TV SPORTS; 'Babe Ruth,' on NBC, Isn't Any 'Life of Riley'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
2. Howard Rosenberg (1991-10-05). "TV Review : NBC's 'Babe Ruth' an Undistinguished Bio". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
3. Bart Mills (1991-10-06). "Stephen Lang Gives The 'Babe' His Best Shot". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
4. Herbert, Steven (October 6, 1991). "The Pursuit of Ruth". Los Angeles Times. TV Times, p. 14. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
5. Erickson, Hal (2002). The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 66. ISBN 0-7864-1272-0.
6. Breazeale, George (October 22, 1974). "Two Good Ones on the Market". Austin American-Statesman. p. 17. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

External links

• Babe Ruth at IMDb

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• 1991 television films
• 1991 films
• 1990s English-language films
• American biographical drama films
• 1990s biographical drama films
• Films scored by Steve Dorff
• NBC original films
• American drama television films
• 1990s American films
• Biographical films about sportspeople
• Cultural depictions of Babe Ruth
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