A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978)

TV Movie  -  96 min  -  Biography | Drama | Romance
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Legendary ballplayer and humanitarian Lou Gehrig and his relationship with his stalwart wife, Eleanor... See full summary »

Director:

Fielder Cook

Writers:

Joseph Durso (book), Eleanor Gehrig (book), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Blythe Danner, Edward Herrmann and Gerald S. O'Loughlin
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Blythe Danner ...
Edward Herrmann ...
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Gerald S. O'Loughlin ...
Ramon Bieri Ramon Bieri ...
Jane Wyatt Jane Wyatt ...
Eleanor's Mother
Patricia Neal ...
Mrs. Gehrig
Georgia Engel ...
Michael Lerner ...
Dr. Canlan
David Ogden Stiers ...
Dr. Charles Mayo
Gail Strickland Gail Strickland ...
Dorothy
Valerie Curtin Valerie Curtin ...
Kitty McHie
Jennifer Penny Jennifer Penny ...
Jennifer
Lainie Kazan ...
James Luisi James Luisi ...
Tony Lazzeri
Joe E. Tata Joe E. Tata ...
Lefty Gomez
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Storyline

Legendary ballplayer and humanitarian Lou Gehrig and his relationship with his stalwart wife, Eleanor are portrayed in this film that focuses on the Hall of Famer's life off the baseball field. Featuring unflinching looks at the Gehrig's relationship, as well as Lou's feud with Babe Ruth. This film is for anyone interested in baseball. Written by Capra1  

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Baseball | Disease | Based On Book | Character Name In Title

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Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Le dernier match See more »

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charles Fries Productions, Stonehenge Productions, Worldvision See more »
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Mono

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Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

This film was to have premiered in October 1977 but was preempted for the World Series. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Eleanor tells her story to writer Joe Durso while sitting in the new, renovated Yankee Stadium, which opened in April 1976. However, "My Luke and I," the memoir on which the film was based, was published in April 1976, so it would have had to have been written earlier -- meaning if Eleanor was interviewed at any time in Yankee Stadium (highly unlikely, since it was under renovations in '74 and '75), it would have been the old Stadium, not the new one. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Blythe Danner/Rickie Lee Jones (#7.15)" (1982) See more »