Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
| Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story | |
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| Directed by | Peter Miller |
| Written by | Ira Berkow |
| Produced by | Will Hechter Peter Miller |
| Narrated by | Dustin Hoffman |
| Cinematography | Antonio Rossi Stephen McCarthy Allen Moore |
| Edited by | Amy Linton |
| Music by | Michael Roth |
Production company | Clear Lake Historical Productions |
| Distributed by | Seventh Art Releasing |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story is a 2010 American documentary film narrated by Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman, written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ira Berkow, and directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Peter Miller. It is about the connection and history between American Jews and baseball.
Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times wrote that the "warm and enthusiastic" film "not only lives up to its title... but also delivers a bit extra as well". The documentary received the Best Editing Award at the Breckenridge Film Festival for Editor Amy Linton, the Audience Choice Award at the 2011 Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2011 Seattle Jewish Film Festival.