Nick Nolte Mac Davis Charles Durning Dayle Haddon Bo Svenson John Matuszak Steve Forrest G.D. Spradlin Dabney Coleman Savannah Smith Boucher
Cinematography
Paul Lohmann
Edited by
Jay Kamen
Music by
John Scott
Production company
Regina Associates
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release dates
August 1, 1979 (1979-08-01) (New York)
August 3, 1979 (1979-08-03) (Los Angeles)
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Running time
119 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$26.1 million[2]
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). This was the first film role for Davis, a popular country music recording artist.
^North Dallas Forty at the American Film Institute Catalog
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Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He became a novelist after his retirement, authoring the best-seller NorthDallasForty. He played college basketball...
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active as an actor, appearing in several movies, including 1979’s NorthDallasForty, as well as hosting a successful variety show.[3][4][5] In 2010, Davis...
American movies. Her best known roles were in Madame Claude (1977), and NorthDallasForty (1979) opposite actor Nick Nolte. Haddon was originally cast for the...
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1978 NFL Draft by the 49ers. He had a small role in the 1979 movie NorthDallasForty. He has been teaching physical education at Miwok Middle School (renamed...
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