Hustle | |
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Based on | Pete Rose |
Directed by | Peter Bogdanovich |
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Production company | ESPN Films |
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Release | September 25, 2004 |
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Hustle is a television film about the baseball player Pete Rose, created by ESPN Films. It was first broadcast on September 25, 2004. The movie follows Rose as he gambled on Major League Baseball while managing the Cincinnati Reds, was caught and banned from baseball for life. The title is a reference to both Rose's gambling problem and his nickname, "Charlie Hustle".
The movie stars Tom Sizemore as Pete Rose and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich.