Love Affair: The Eleanor & Lou Gehrig Story Movie Review 1977

The true story, told from Mrs. Gehrig's point of view, of the love affair between baseball great Lou Gehrig and his wife Eleanor from his glory days as a New York Yankee, to his battle with an incurable disease. Drama supported by Herrmann and Danner's convincing portrayals.

Distribution

Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, This Is Your Life, Baseball, Disease of the Week, Tearjerkers

Cast

Blythe Danner, Edward Herrmann, Patricia Neal, Ramon Bieri, Lainie Kazan

Director

Fielder Cook

Producer

Charles Fries Productions