A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

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


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1978-01-15
  • User Rating: 9/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: NBC
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Fielder Cook
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Summary

One of the most moving stories in the annals of sports is presented in this true drama documenting the love affair of baseball immortal Lou Gehrig and his wife Eleanor. Their romance spans the time period from his days of glory with Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees to his unsuccessful battle with an incurable disease. As the story begins, the talented but shy Gehrig is already a popular Yankee slugger when he meets the outgoing Eleanor. Their romance begins hesitantly, but blossoms as they exchange letters while Gehrig is on the road with the team. However, Gehrig's possessive mother becomes a formidable obstacle, first to their marriage and later to their happiness. But their love for one another proves triumphant. In the midst of their happiness, when Gehrig is at the peak of his career, he learns that he is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The courage and dignity exhibited by the Gehrigs during this crisis make this a powerful, memorable film.

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  • Blythe Danner

    as Eleanor Gehrig
  • Edward Herrmann

    as Lou Gehrig
  • Gerald S. O'Loughlin

    as Joe McCarthy
  • Ramon Bieri

    as Babe Ruth
  • Jane Wyatt

    as Eleanor's Mother
  • Patricia Neal

    as Mrs. Gehrig
  • Georgia Engel

    as Claire Ruth
  • Michael Lerner

    as Dr. Canlan
  • David Ogden Stiers

    as Dr. Charles Mayo
  • Gail Strickland

    as Dorothy
  • Valerie Curtin

    as Kitty McHie
  • Jennifer Penney

    as Jennifer
  • Lainie Kazan

    as Sophie Tucker
  • James Luisi

    as Lazzeri
  • Joe E. Tata

    as Gomez
  • William Wellman Jr.

    as Dickey
  • Charles H. Gray

    as Kenderly
  • Frederic Downs

    as Papa Gehrig
  • James Greene

    as Kieran
  • Robert Burr

    as Joe Durso
  • Wynn Irwin

    as Barrows
  • Scott Mulhern

    as Bud
  • Norman Bartold

    as Grabiner
  • George A. Cooper

    as Mr. Twitchell
  • Ellen Blake

    as Nurse #1
  • Jan Jorden

    as Fanny Barrows
  • Jonathan Sagall

    as Draftsman
  • Michael Yama

    as Purser
  • Milton Parsons

    as Driver
  • Victoria Carver

    as Nurse #2
Directing Fielder Cook Director
Production Charles W. Fries Executive Producer
Production Richard Berg Executive Producer
Camera Michel Hugo Director of Photography
Writing Blanche Hanalis Teleplay
Production David Manson Producer
Writing Joseph Durso Book
Writing Eleanor Gehrig Book
Production Thomas Fries Associate Producer
Art Herman F. Zimmerman Art Direction
Editing David Newhouse Editor
Sound Eddy Lawrence Manson Original Music Composer
Production Art Levinson Production Manager
Directing Ron Wright Assistant Director
Production Ron Wright Unit Production Manager
Production Edward J. Duffy Location Manager
Production Linda Sony Kinney Production Coordinator
Sound Tom Overton Sound Mixer
Camera Herb Pearl Camera Operator
Art Ray Molyneaux Set Decoration
Directing Ken Gilbert Script Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Frank Novak Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Toby Gardener Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Frank Westmore Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Jean Austin Hairdresser
Lighting Bobby Burton Gaffer
Camera David Fay Key Grip
Crew Joseph Durso Technical Advisor
Sound John Fresco Music Supervisor
Sound John Mick Music Editor
Sound Marvin Kerner Sound Effects Editor
Production Malcolm Stuart Executive In Charge Of Production

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