THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES
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Gary Cooper lends his customary dignity to the story of Yankee Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig, “The Iron Man of Baseball,“ whose brilliant career — 17 seasons and a streak of 2,130 consecutive games played — only came to an end after he fell ill and was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the disease now commonly known by his name. The moving biopic also stars Teresa Wright as Eleanor Twitchell, Gehrig’s wife who championed the left-handed first baseman’s legacy in the decades after his death, and fellow Yankees Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, Mark Koenig and Bill Dickey as themselves. The film’s closing scene recreates Gehrig’s famous farewell speech, which features one of cinema’s most iconic lines: “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.“ DIR Sam Wood; SCR Jo Swerling, Herman J. Mankiewicz; PROD Samuel Goldwyn. U.S., 1942, b&w, 128 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 128 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, July 03, 2026
Genre: Family, drama
