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A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family are bitterly resented ...
Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling 1973 novel ...
North Dallas Forty
R · 1979 ‧ Sport/Comedy ‧ 1h 59m
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A brutal satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team `family' is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches. The National Football League refused to help in...
Initial release: August 1, 1979
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Story by: Peter Gent
Screenplay: Peter Gent, Ted Kotcheff, and Frank Yablans
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Adapted from: North Dallas Forty
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(87)
A brutal satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team "family" is ...
"North Dallas Forty," the movie version of an autobiographical novel written by former Dallas Cowboy receiver Pete Gent, came to the silver screen in 1979.
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A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
Oct 11, 2023 · 'North Dallas Forty' revealed the ugly truths behind America's Team. But nearly 45 years later, it inspires more nostalgia than outrage.
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