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Feature film — 1979

North Dallas Forty (1979)

6.71h 59mComedy — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 81 votes.

Frank Yablans Presentations / Regina Associates / Paramount Pictures

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Director: Ted Kotcheff

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Cast & crew

Nick Nolte as Phillip Elliott

Nick Nolte

Phillip Elliott

Mac Davis as Seth Maxwell

Mac Davis

Seth Maxwell

Charles Durning as Coach Johnson

Charles Durning

Coach Johnson

Dayle Haddon as Charlotte Caulder

Dayle Haddon

Charlotte Caulder

Bo Svenson as Jo Bob Priddy

Bo Svenson

Jo Bob Priddy

John Matuszak as O. W. Shaddock

John Matuszak

O. W. Shaddock

Steve Forrest as Conrad Hunter

Steve Forrest

Conrad Hunter

G.D. Spradlin as B. A. Strothers

G.D. Spradlin

B. A. Strothers

Dabney Coleman as Emmett Hunter

Dabney Coleman

Emmett Hunter

Savannah Smith Boucher as Joanne Rodney

Savannah Smith Boucher

Joanne Rodney

Marshall Colt as Eddie Rand

Marshall Colt

Eddie Rand

Guich Koock as Eddie  Rand

Guich Koock

Eddie Rand

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