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Australian one sheet vintage movie poster for the film
North Dallas Forty. This 1979 comedy-drama sports film stars Nick Nolte and Mac Davis, and offers a satirical, gritty look into the world of professional American football in the 1970s.
Film Information
Release Date: August 3, 1979
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Based on: The best-selling 1973 semi-autobiographical novel by former NFL player Peter Gent
Plot: The story follows an aging, cynical wide receiver named Phillip Elliott (Nick Nolte) as he struggles with the physical toll of the game and conflicts with the team's management over the sport's commercialization and a culture of widespread drug use. The fictional North Dallas Bulls team is widely considered to be loosely based on the real-life Dallas Cowboys of the era.
Key Cast
Nick Nolte as Phillip Elliott
Mac Davis as Seth Maxwell
Charles Durning as Coach Johnson
Dayle Haddon as Charlotte Caulder
Bo Svenson as Jo Bob Priddy |
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