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Jul 25, 2010
91 min
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Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)

Actor Dustin Hoffman narrates this decade-spanning documentary that highlights the contributions of Jewish Americans to the most American sport of them all: baseball. Highlights include a rare interview with legendary pitcher Sandy Koufax.

Category

Documentary

Country

Canada United States of America

Companies

Clear Lake Historical Productions

Dustin Hoffman

Narrator (voice)

Maury Allen

Self

Rebecca Alpert

Self

Murray Olderman

Self

Peter Levine

Self

Larry King

Self

Marty Abramowitz

Self

Michael Paley

Self

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