A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 15, 1978

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

User Score

90%

Original Title

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Production Companies

NBC, Charles Fries Productions, Stonehenge Productions

Director

Fielder Cook

Description

Legendary ballplayer and humanitarian Lou Gehrig and his relationship with his stalwart wife, Eleanor, are portrayed in this film that focuses on the Hall of Famer's life off the baseball field. Featuring unflinching looks at the Gehrigs' relationship, as well as Lou's feud with Babe Ruth. This film is for anyone interested in baseball. [imdb]