A Winner Never Quits (1986)
Raised in a poor Pennsylvania mining town by his immigrant parents, Pete Grey lost his right arm while still a young boy. But through the encouragement of his father and the constant coaching of his older brother, Pete never gives up on his dream of playing professional baseball. Driven by anger, he finally makes it to the big leagues. But it isn't until he agrees to meet a handicapped youngster who idolizes him that Pete finally becomes a genuine American hero.
- Data di uscita
- 1986-04-13
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (4)
- Durata
- 1 h 45 min
- Generi
- Dramma, Famiglia, televisione film
- Regista
- Mel Damski
Cast
- Keith Carradine — Pete Grey
- Mare Winningham — Annie
- G.W. Bailey — Tatum
- Charles Hallahan — Nelson Gary Sr.
- Fionnula Flanagan — Antoniette Wyshner
- Jack Kehoe — Bloom
- Dennis Weaver — Mr. Wyshner
- Huckleberry Fox — Nelson Gary Jr.
- Mary Jo Deschanel — Mrs. Gary
- Ed O'Neill — Whitey Wyshner
- Dana Delany — Nora
- Steve Rees — Young Pete Grey
Curiosità
A Winner Never Quits is a 1986 television film based on the true story of baseball player Pete Gray, the first one-armed man ever to play major league baseball, hired in 1943 as a "freak attraction" and wartime morale-booster by the Memphis Chicks, Class-A minor league ball club.
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