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North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty
★ 6.7/10•1979•1h 59m•R•Comedy•Drama

Wait till you see the weird part.

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

Ted Kotcheff · Director

Peter Gent · Screenplay

Frank Yablans · Screenplay

Ted Kotcheff · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 59m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 3, 1979
Revenue$26,079,312

Actors

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

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Emmett Hunter

Savannah Smith Boucher

Savannah Smith Boucher

Joanne Rodney

Marshall Colt

Marshall Colt

Eddie Rand

Guich Koock

Guich Koock

Eddie Rand

Deborah Benson

Mrs. Hartman

Jim Boeke

Stallings

John Bottoms

Vip

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Doctor

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