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North Dallas Forty is a 1979 American sports film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. 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 by Peter Gent. The screenplay was by Kotcheff, Gent, Frank Yablans, and Nancy Dowd (uncredited).
Aug 3, 1979 · A satire of American professional football based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s. Nick Nolte stars as a veteran pass-catcher who clashes with his disciplinarian coaches and faces the brutal reality of the game.
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- Comedy, Drama, Sport
- Ted Kotcheff
- 1979-08-03
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Oct 11, 2023 · The 1979 film, based on a novel by a former Cowboys receiver, exposed the dark side of professional football and challenged the American dream of winning at all costs. It portrayed the players as cogs in a corrupt system, not heroes of a capitalist nation.
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In Theaters At Home TV Shows. 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 ...
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- Ted Kotcheff
- R
- Nick Nolte
North Dallas Forty. HD. Nick Nolte plays an aging wide receiver in this bawdy, brutally honest look behind the scenes of pro football. 518 IMDb 6.9 1 h 58 min 1979. X-Ray R. Comedy · Drama · Coarse · Dark. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $4.29.
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North Dallas Forty Trailer 1979Director: Ted KotcheffStarring: Bo Svenson, Brian Dennehy, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Mac Davis, Nick NolteOfficial Cont...
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