---
title: 'Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John D. Hancock'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bang-the-drum-slowly-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069765/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

1973 · 98 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Bang the Drum Slowly is a 1973 American sports drama film directed by John D. Hancock, based on Mark Harris's novel Bang the Drum Slowly, which follows the friendship between a star pitcher and his terminally-ill catcher on a fictional Major League Baseball team. The film stars Michael Moriarty as Henry Wiggen, the team's star pitcher, and Robert De Niro as Bruce Pearson, his ill-fated catcher and close friend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John D. Hancock](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-d-hancock)
- **Screenplay:** [Mark Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-harris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen J. Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-j-lawrence)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marks)

## Cast

- [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro)
- [Heather MacRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-macrae)
- [Barbara Babcock](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-babcock)
- [Maurice Rosenfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-rosenfield)
- [Danny Aiello](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-aiello)
- [Michael Moriarty](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-moriarty)
- [Vincent Gardenia](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-gardenia)

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