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ERA
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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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North Dallas Forty
"Wait till you see the weird part."
1979 1h 59m EN
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 81
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
“Wait till you see the weird part.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Nick Nolte
Phillip Elliott
Mac Davis
Seth Maxwell
Charles Durning
Coach Johnson
Dayle Haddon
Charlotte Caulder
Bo Svenson
Jo Bob Priddy
John Matuszak
O. W. Shaddock
Steve Forrest
Conrad Hunter
G.D. Spradlin
B. A. Strothers
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ted Kotcheff
- Writers
- Ted Kotcheff, Frank Yablans, Peter Gent
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ted Kotcheff, shot by Paul Lohmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by John Scott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jay Kamen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nick Nolte and Mac Davis and Charles Durning carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Wait till you see the weird part.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0079640 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ted Kotcheff directs. Paul Lohmann behind the camera. John Scott scores. Jay Kamen cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Ted Kotcheff, shot by Paul Lohmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by John Scott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Jay Kamen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Nick Nolte and Mac Davis and Charles Durning carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Wait till you see the weird part.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0079640 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Paul Lohmann
- Original score
- John Scott
- Editing
- Jay Kamen
- Production design
- Alfred Sweeney
- Costume design
- Dorothy Jeakins
- Makeup / hair
- Edouard F. Henriques III
- Runtime
- 119 min · 1h 59m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $26,079,312
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Ted Kotcheff
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- FR
Frank Yablans Presentations
US
- RE
Regina Associates
Paramount Pictures
US
Key crew
- Makeup ArtistEdouard F. Henriques III
- Special EffectsJoseph P. Mercurio
- Makeup ArtistRobert Dawn
- HairstylistGladys Witten
- Additional WritingRich Eustis
- Additional WritingNancy Dowd
- Executive ProducerJack B. Bernstein
- Costume DesignDorothy Jeakins
- Production DesignAlfred Sweeney
- Set DecorationArthur Jeph Parker
- EditorJay Kamen
- NovelPeter Gent
- Associate ProducerFrank Baur
- ProducerFrank Yablans
- CastingLynn Stalmaster
- StuntsDebby Porter
- Second Assistant CameraRon Frantzvog
- Property MasterTerry E. Lewis
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- sports
- american football
- dallas, texas
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1979-08-03R
