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North Dallas Forty (1979)

R ★ 6.6/10 119 min Comedy, Drama United States English
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Novel: Peter Gent
Screenplay by: Frank Yablans, Ted Kotcheff, Peter Gent
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Description

A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.

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Top Cast

Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte Phillip Elliott
Mac Davis
Mac Davis Seth Maxwell
Charles Durning
Charles Durning Coach Johnson
Dayle Haddon
Dayle Haddon Charlotte Caulder
Bo Svenson
Bo Svenson Jo Bob Priddy
John Matuszak
John Matuszak O. W. Shaddock
Steve Forrest
Steve Forrest Conrad Hunter
G.D. Spradlin
G.D. Spradlin B. A. Strothers

North Dallas Forty Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #474

Critic Curated

Rolling Stone - 30 Best Sports Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #17

Genre Curation

The 18 Best Football Movies of All Time to Keep the Season Going via Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair #04

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