61*

Name: 61*
Director: Billy Crystal
Released: 2001-04-28

2001 television film directed by Billy Crystal

Filmtelevision filmQ248088

Also known as 61

Released: April 28, 2001
Director: Billy Crystal
Screenwriter: Hank Steinberg
Producer: Robert F. Colesberry
Cast: Thomas Jane
, Barry Pepper
, Anthony Michael Hall
Runtime: 129 min
Genre: biographical film
Country of origin: United States

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61* is a 2001 American sports drama television film directed and co-executive produced by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees. The film first aired on HBO on April 28, 2001.

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Main subject: baseball
Sport: baseball
Color: color
Title: 61*
Director of photography: Haskell Wexler
Distribution format: video on demand
Film editor: Michael Jablow
Review score: 86%(February 17, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 28 critic review
6.8/10(February 17, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes

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