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

Release Date:
January 15, 1978

Original Title:
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Genres:
Drama | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Charles Fries Productions
NBC
Stonehenge Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 96

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
Herman F. Zimmerman

Assistant Director:
Ron Wright

Associate Producer:
Thomas Fries

Book:
Joseph Durso
Eleanor Gehrig

Camera Operator:
Herb Pearl

Costume Design:
Frank Novak
Toby Gardener

Director:
Fielder Cook

Director of Photography:
Michel Hugo

Editor:
David Newhouse

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Malcolm Stuart

Executive Producer:
Charles W. Fries
Richard Berg

Gaffer:
Bobby Burton

Hairdresser:
Jean Austin

Key Grip:
David Fay

Location Manager:
Edward J. Duffy

Makeup Artist:
Frank Westmore

Music Editor:
John Mick

Music Supervisor:
John Fresco

Original Music Composer:
Eddy Lawrence Manson

Producer:
David Manson

Production Coordinator:
Linda Sony Kinney

Production Manager:
Art Levinson

Script Supervisor:
Ken Gilbert

Set Decoration:
Ray Molyneaux

Sound Effects Editor:
Marvin Kerner

Sound Mixer:
Tom Overton

Technical Advisor:
Joseph Durso

Teleplay:
Blanche Hanalis

Unit Production Manager:
Ron Wright

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