Roberto Clemente
2008 · 52 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · DIR. Bernardo Ruiz
Overview
Roberto Clemente is an in-depth look at an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball's first Latino superstar. Featuring interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors David Maraniss and George F. Will; Clemente's wife Vera; Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda; and former teammates, the documentary presents an intimate and revealing portrait of a man whose passion and grace made him a legend.
Dialogue Timeline — 877 lines
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00:00:12 BROADCAST ANNOUNCER: That is hit well.
00:02:10 with passion and pride that were often misunderstood.
00:04:55 It was baseball.
00:06:49 with the quick bat and the rocket arm.
00:08:50 but he was being treated
00:10:44 NARRATOR: Clemente spent little free time
00:12:30 Clemente mostly dealt with it
00:14:20 NARRATOR: For much of the Pittsburgh press,
00:16:03 He said, "I don't want you to be sick."
00:17:58 with the Pirates, Clemente hadn't exactly
00:20:05 They have a very good team,
00:22:27 what everyone felt about their triumphant native son.
00:24:37 He felt that he had been done in by racism.
00:26:46 The way he handled his body was incredible.
00:28:27 because he felt the first impression very important,
00:30:46 the couple married and settled down in Carolina.
00:33:22 took him to his farm.
00:34:53 in a New York department store, the couple was ignored
00:37:06 And I told him,
00:39:05 but it was more than any of that.
00:41:44 The next season, 1972, would see him reach
00:44:17 MARANISS: It became his passion.
00:47:00 Late that night, Clemente's niece called Vera.
00:50:16 elegant, noble, right until this horribly abrupt end.
Cast & Characters
Jimmy Smits
Narrator
Roberto Clemente
Self (archive footage)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed877
Dialogue density16.9 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line00:50:16
Production Record
DirectorBernardo Ruiz
LanguageEnglish
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