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DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 2, 2004
Running Time
2 hours, 9 minutes
Country USA
Studio Face Productions, HBO
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Other Titles
• 61 (2001)
• Home Run Race (2001)
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Genre: Drama, Sports, Police
Tagline: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Why did America have room in its heart for only one hero?
Plot: Set in New York City in 1961, 61* is a film directed by Billy Crystal for baseball lovers. Zooming in on Yankee players Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, the film follows these two opposites as they attempt to break Babe Ruth's 1927 home run record. In heated competition, the two players each try to score over 60 home runs and set the new world record. While the fans align themselves with one player to be the winner, the players choose the other, igniting the playing field with tension, excitement, and anticipation.
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| Directed by |
Billy Crystal
The Princess Bride, Monsters, Inc., When Harry Met Sally... |
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| Cast |
Barry Pepper
Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Enemy of the State |
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 | Seymour Cassel
The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rushmore |
 | Joe Buck
Deconstructing Harry, Super Bowl XXXIX, Nine Innings from Ground Zero | |
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| Music By |
Marc Shaiman
Team America: World Police, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally... |
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