The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his childhood in New York until his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.

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Released

05 Mar 1943

Runtime

128 min

Genre

Biography, Drama, Romance

Director

Sam Wood

Actors

Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

IMDb rating

7.6

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