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Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

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Actor Dustin Hoffman narrates this decade-spanning documentary that highlights the contributions of Jewish Americans to the most American sport of them all: baseball. Highlights include a rare interview with legendary pitcher Sandy Koufax.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2010-07-25

Runtime: 91 mins

Director: Peter Miller

Writer: Ira Berkow

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

Production Companies: Clear Lake Historical Productions

Production Countries: Canada, United States of America

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