---
title: 'The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aviva Kempner'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-life-and-times-of-hank-greenberg-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208261/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)

1998 · 90 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aviva Kempner](https://cinepixo.com/people/aviva-kempner)
- **Screenplay:** [Aviva Kempner](https://cinepixo.com/people/aviva-kempner)
- **Producer:** [Aviva Kempner](https://cinepixo.com/people/aviva-kempner)

## Cast

- [Hank Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-greenberg)
- [Walter Matthau](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-matthau)
- [Carl Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-levin)
- [Reeve Robert Brenner](https://cinepixo.com/people/reeve-robert-brenner)

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