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A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

Once in a lifetime you get a chance to do something different.

19927.22h 8m

Overview

As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

Directed by Penny Marshall
Written by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Kim Wilson
Produced by Robert Greenhut, Elliot Abbott
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $132.4M

Top Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Jimmy Dugan

Geena Davis

Geena Davis

Dottie Hinson (C)

Lori Petty

Lori Petty

Kit Keller (P)

Madonna

Madonna

Mae Mordabito (CF)

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Doris Murphy (3B)

Megan Cavanagh

Megan Cavanagh

Marla Hooch (2B)

Tracy Reiner

Tracy Reiner

Betty Horn (LF/P)

Bitty Schram

Bitty Schram

Evelyn Gardner (RF)

Ann Cusack

Ann Cusack

Shirley Baker (LF)

Anne Ramsay

Anne Ramsay

Helen Haley (1B)

Themes & Keywords

sportsbaseballworld war iibaseball playerfemale athletehome frontwoman director1940s

About A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own is a comedy, drama film released in 1992 exploring themes of sports, baseball, world war ii, baseball player, female athlete, home front. Directed by Penny Marshall, it stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty. As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

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