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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Play trailer Poster for A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story 1978,  1h 36m,  Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig (Edward Herrmann) was not a superstar player on the level of his rambunctious, cocky teammate Babe Ruth (Ramon Bieri), but he was a reliable and committed team player right up until he was forced to retire in 1939 due to the illness that would soon become known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." This biopic, which focuses less on Gehrig's rivalry with Ruth than on his loving marriage with wife Eleanor (Blythe Danner), is based on her memoir.
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

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Fielder Cook

Director

Blythe Danner

Eleanor Gehrig

Edward Herrmann

Lou Gehrig

Patricia Neal

Mrs. Gehrig

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Joe McCarthy

Ramon Bieri

Babe Ruth

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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

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Synopsis New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig (Edward Herrmann) was not a superstar player on the level of his rambunctious, cocky teammate Babe Ruth (Ramon Bieri), but he was a reliable and committed team player right up until he was forced to retire in 1939 due to the illness that would soon become known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." This biopic, which focuses less on Gehrig's rivalry with Ruth than on his loving marriage with wife Eleanor (Blythe Danner), is based on her memoir.
Director
Fielder Cook
Producer
David Manson
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m
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