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Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way is a film of genre Drama directed by Sturla Gunnarsson released in USA on 17 october 1997 with Paul Sorvino
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997)
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Add to a movie listJoe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way is a 1997 television film chronicling Joe Torre's first year as manager of the New York Yankees when they won the World Series in 1996. It stars Paul Sorvino as Joe Torre. The film aired on October 17, 1997 on Showtime.
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During the 1996 baseball season, Joe Torre, manager of the New York Yankees, not only needs to concentrate on his team, his brother Frank is in need of a heart transplant, facing the same condition that already took the life of their brother.Actors
Paul Sorvino
(Joe Torre)
Robert Loggia
(Frank Torre)
Isaiah Washington
(Dwight Gooden)
Dean McDermott
(David Cone)
Gailard Sartain
(Don Zimmer)
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