How long is FIH: Holy Land Hardball?

FIH: Holy Land Hardball is 1 hr 23 min long.

What is FIH: Holy Land Hardball about?

HOLY LAND HARDBALL is the story of the players and managers who tried to create Israel’s first professional baseball league in the summer of 2007. The award-winning documentary is an engaging account of Boston bagel maker Larry Baras’ dream. He recruited 120 diverse ballplayers for the IBL, with tryouts in Massachusetts, Dominican Republic, and the Holy Land itself. Team managers are former Jewish major leaguers, all with Chicago connections - Ken Holtzman and Art Shamsky, former CHICAGO CUBS, and Ron Blomberg, who played with the CHICAGO WHITE SOX. Baras and his recruits have the challenging task of drawing the Israeli people to a sport they’ve never had in 5,767 years. An entertaining documentary, showing a side of Israel far from the news headlines - one of peace, normalcy and discovering the joys of the great American pastime.

FIH: Holy Land Hardball

Name: FIH: Holy Land Hardball
Duration: 83

NR 1 hr 23 min

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How long is FIH: Holy Land Hardball?: FIH: Holy Land Hardball is 1 hr 23 min long.

What is FIH: Holy Land Hardball about?: HOLY LAND HARDBALL is the story of the players and managers who tried to create Israel’s first professional baseball league in the summer of 2007. The award-winning documentary is an engaging account of Boston bagel maker Larry Baras’ dream. He recruited 120 diverse ballplayers for the IBL, with tryouts in Massachusetts, Dominican Republic, and the Holy Land itself. Team managers are former Jewish major leaguers, all with Chicago connections - Ken Holtzman and Art Shamsky, former CHICAGO CUBS, and Ron Blomberg, who played with the CHICAGO WHITE SOX. Baras and his recruits have the challenging task of drawing the Israeli people to a sport they’ve never had in 5,767 years. An entertaining documentary, showing a side of Israel far from the news headlines - one of peace, normalcy and discovering the joys of the great American pastime.