USA,
1942, 127 min
Directed by:
Sam WoodCinematography:
Rudolph MatéComposer:
Leigh HarlineCast:
Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Ludwig Stössel, Virginia Gilmore, Ernie Adams, Pierre Watkin, Harry Hayden, Addison Richards (more)Plots(1)
Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his childhood in New York until his famous Luckiest Man speech at his farewell day in 1939. (MUBI)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1943 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1943 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1943 - Gary Cooper (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1943 - Teresa Wright (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1943 - Best Original Story
- 1943 - Rudolph Maté (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1943 - Leigh Harline (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1943 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1943 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1943 - Best Sound Mixing