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The House of Steinbrenner

The House of Steinbrenner

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 21, 2010

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

55%

Original Title

The House of Steinbrenner

Production Companies

Cabin Creek Films

Director

Barbara Kopple

Description

Love them or hate them, the Yankees dominated baseball for more than four decades, then sagged under ownership by CBS until a 42-year-old shipbuilder named George Steinbrenner led a purchase of the team in 1973. He turned that $10m investment into a billion-dollar business, and the 'House that Ruth Built' inspired generations of fans. Deteriorating facilities and changing revenue streams inspired Steinbrenner to build an impressive new stadium marking the end of one grand era and the beginning - perhaps - of another.