The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

I've seen this promoted, most of the time, as a movie for Jewish people because it is about their first big baseball idol, Hank Greenberg. A lot of the material here deals with how big an idol Hank was to... Full review

This film about baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg proves to be an interesting and well researched documentary full of ethnic pride. Although not the first Jewish baseball player, but the first to not change his name. The lumbering slugger... Full review

Admittedly, this movie is not for everyone. It is for baseball nuts, people with an interest in Jewish life in America (even if they aren't Jewish themselves), people interested in 20th Century American history, and Tigers fans. I fit the... Full review

I bought this DVD because of my life-long passion for baseball history, not as someone interested in seeing a story about a Jewish ballplayer. I am always interested in knowing more about these baseball greats of the past, and this... Full review

As a bigtime baseball fan, I was very happy to find this. Hank Greenberg was one of the best players the game has ever had, he was jewish in a time of rampent anti-Semitism(well, in places at least as the... Full review

As was the case with Walter Kephart of the August 12th review, I am a member of two of the three groups he said would enjoy this movie. "The Life and Times" falls into the trap of most biographies, as... Full review

As a young girl, I remember his name so well. However, the documentary brought back so many memories. I can't believe that I had actually forgotten about "Greenberg Gardens." I also was somewhat amazed that there were more young people... Full review

Interesting documentary about Hank Greenberg, the Detroit Tigers slugger who was the first major Jewish baseball star. Greenberg braved bigotry in one of the most anti-Semitic cities, and became one of baseball's great stars of the period. The film is... Full review

A sprightly, lovingly researched, rather misty eyed sports documentary that steeped in ethnic pride. At first the movie is inspiring in a conventional, hero-treads-a-national-icon way. Greenberg, the towering Jewish slugger from the Bronx, joins the Detroit Tigers as a first... Full review

I'm not American, I'm not Jewish, and I don't like (or understand) baseball. But this film is perfect. For the first time, I can understand the connection between baseball and the American psyche. Every American kid (of any age) should... Full review

As its title would suggest, discusses how Greenberg dealt with that (such as the decisions to take certain religious holidays off). Were this a narrative film, I would call it bad characterization. Sadly, is about all that the film has in it. ... Full Review

Filmmaker Aviva Kempner uses file footage spanning Greenberg's amazing career along with interviews with luminaries such as Walter Matthau, Alan Dershowitz and Hank Greenberg himself. This is an inspirational film not only for Jews, but sports fans alike. ... Full Review

Clinging to his proud heritage, Greenberg managed to transcend prejudices and heed the call of the game. The Exceptional `Life of Hank Greenberg' Tiger slugger was an inspiration to American Jews ... Full Review

One of the best things about The Life and Times Hank Greenberg is the way that it captures what he meant to his young fans of the era. There may even be some conversions among non-fans as they discover what Hank Greenberg knew: that there is beauty between those bases. ... Full Review

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is informative and fun and one doesn't have to be a baseball expert to appreciate its fervor and genial charm. Kempner's lively and informative movie celebrates Greenberg's career both on and off the baseball field. ... Full Review

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG: Documentary. Directed by Aviva Kempner. (Not rated. 90 minutes. At the Roxie.) One would hardly think a baseball documentary could say so much about the nature of heroism and the nature of America. ... Full Article