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This film is directed and produced by Penny Marshall and produced by Amy Lemisch.
Film Information
Not only does A League of Their Own allow an ensemble of mostly female characters to shine, but it actively shows women standing up for one another, not threatened by each other's presence, and avoids long-tired tropes of cattiness to deliver a funny and heartwarming look at one of American history's more interesting bon mots, the formation of the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League.
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league in 1943 and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.
Reviews
"What’s fresh are the personalities of the players, the gradual unfolding of their coach and the way this early chapter of women’s liberation fit into the hidebound traditions of professional baseball." – Roger Ebert
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