61*

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61*
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Genre	Biographical drama Sports drama
Written by	Hank Steinberg
Directed by	Billy Crystal
Starring	Thomas Jane Barry Pepper
Music by	Marc Shaiman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Billy Crystal Ross Greenburg
Producer	Robert F. Colesberry
Cinematography	Haskell Wexler
Editor	Michael Jablow
Running time	129 minutes
Production companies	HBO Films Face Productions
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)
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61* is a 2001 American sports drama television film directed by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees. The film first aired on HBO on April 28, 2001.