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The House of Steinbrenner
Built by Ruth. Owned by George
Overview
Love them or hate them, the Yankees dominated baseball for more than four decades, then sagged under ownership by CBS until a 42-year-old shipbuilder named George Steinbrenner led a purchase of the team in 1973. He turned that $10m investment into a billion-dollar business, and the 'House that Ruth Built' inspired generations of fans. Deteriorating facilities and changing revenue streams inspired Steinbrenner to build an impressive new stadium marking the end of one grand era and the beginning - perhaps - of another.
Key Crew
Director: Barbara Kopple
Writer: Barbara Kopple
Producer: Barbara Kopple
Director of Photography: David Cassidy, Gary Keith Griffin, John Hazard, Ashraf Rijal, Mario Signore
Top Cast
Joe DiMaggio
Self (archive footage)
Lou Gehrig
Self (archive footage)
Rudolph Giuliani
Self
Larry King
Self
