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- Directed by Anne Sundberg, Ricki Stern
- Written by Anne Sundberg, Christine Schomer, Ricki Stern
- Starring Charles Hough, Phil Niekro, R.A. Dickey, Tim Wakefield
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Filmed throughout the 2011 season with extraordinary access from Major League Baseball, the story follows 37 year-old R.A. Dickey and 17-year veteran Tim Wakefield, the oldest player in the major leagues and an icon of the Boston Red Sox. Knuckleball! details their personal and professional triumphs of the season, while exploring the bond between these two active pitchers and their only allies, the five living retired knuckleballers: Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, Charlie Hough, Wilbur Wood, Jim Bouton and Tom Candiotti. Knuckleball! tells the story of these extraordinary men, and the sacrifices they made to a pitch that would come to define their lives. A FilmBuff Presentation.
“Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s immensely entertaining, informative, and even moving KNUCKLEBALL!... immediately leaps near the top of the list of greatest baseball documentaries.” -- Andrew O’Hehir, SALON
Genres: Documentary