The Comrades of Summer
| The Comrades of Summer | |
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| Distributed by | Home Box Office |
| Directed by | Tommy Lee Wallace |
| Produced by |
Tim Braine David Pritchard |
| Written by | Robert Rodat |
| Starring | Joe Mantegna |
| Music by | William Olvis |
| Cinematography |
David Leiterman Richard Leiterman |
| Editing by | Stephen E. Rivkin |
| Country |
USA Canada |
| Language | English |
| Release date | July 11, 1992 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
The Comrades of Summer is a made-for-TV movie from 1992 featuring Joe Mantegna. It was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, written by Robert Rodat and aired on HBO on July 11, 1992.[1]
Plot
Major League Baseball manager Sparky Smith is fired from his job with the Seattle Mariners. His attitude has gotten him into trouble with George, the owner of the Mariners, and no other teams seem to want any part of him.
The Olympic Games are coming up, however, and a spirit of glasnost exists in the new Russia, which is trying to field its first Olympic baseball team. Sparky reluctantly accepts an offer to move to Moscow to coach the players, many of whom don't even know the game's fundamentals. The players are predictably inept at first, but Sparky begins to learn the real joy in baseball is in the effort and the camaraderie.
An exhibition game ultimately is arranged in which Sparky and his young, eager Russians get to play against his old team, the Mariners.
Cast
- Joe Mantegna as Sparky
- Natalya Negoda as Tanya
- Michael Lerner as George
- Mark Rolston as Voronov
Production
Filming took place in Nat Bailey Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2]
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