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The First Basket is a american film of genre Documentary with Peter Riegert
The First Basket (2008)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h26
OriginUSA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Sports films, Basketball films, Documentary films about sports, Documentary films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Rating69%
The First Basket is a 2008 documentary film on professional basketball's influence on Jewish culture.
It is narrated by Peter Riegert. The film includes interviews and narratives provided by, and footage of, well known Jewish basketball personalities including Ossie Schectman, Red Auerbach, Sidney Hertzberg, and Edward Gottlieb as well as other Jewish basketball players.
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