# The “beautiful” 1973 movie Al Pacino called his “all-time favourite film”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-beautiful-1973-movie-al-pacino-called-his-all-time-favourite-film/
- Published: 2026-09-26T19:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-26T20:12:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/beautiful-movie-al-pacino-called-all-time-favourite/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Pacino calls *Bang the Drum Slowly* his favourite film.
- He praised its friendship and baseball themes.
- The acclaimed 1973 drama was largely overlooked.

## Summary

Al Pacino has described the 1973 sports drama *Bang the Drum Slowly* as his all-time favourite film, praising its emotional portrayal of friendship and its baseball setting. The choice is notable because the film starred his friend and fellow actor Robert De Niro, during a period when both were delivering acclaimed performances and helping define 1970s American cinema.

The film follows a baseball catcher facing a terminal illness who forms a close bond with a star pitcher, played by Michael Moriarty. Although it received strong reviews, it was overshadowed by major releases including *Serpico*, *Mean Streets*, *The Sting* and *The Exorcist*, earning only one Oscar nomination, for Vincent Gardenia. Pacino said he watched it several times and believed it deserved far more recognition.

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