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North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

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19796.61h 59m

Overview

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

Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Written by Peter Gent, Frank Yablans, Ted Kotcheff
Produced by Frank Yablans
Box Office0Revenue: $26.1M

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

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Emmett Hunter

Savannah Smith Boucher

Savannah Smith Boucher

Joanne Rodney

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booksportsamerican footballdallas, texas

About North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty is a comedy, drama film released in 1979 exploring themes of based on novel or book, sports, american football, dallas, texas. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, it stars Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning. 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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