Brian's Song (1971) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Brian's Song

Buzz Kulik, 1971

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I Am Third
Gale Sayers, 1970

Brian’s Song is a movie directed by Buzz Kulik in 1971 and based on the book I Am Third: The Inspiration for Brian’s Song by Gale Sayers, first published in 1970. The movie features James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey, Shelley Fabares, David Huddleston, and others.

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RATING

7.6

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Movie Poster: Brian's Song (Buzz Kulik, 1971)

7.8

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Book Cover: I Am Third (Gale Sayers, 1970)

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Storyline

The true story of a special relationship between two professional football players, Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo. Both star players for the Chicago Bears, Sayers and Piccolo soon became roommates and best friends. When Sayers suffers a knee injury in mid-season, it is Piccolo who prods and inspires him to work toward a complete recovery. Then fate deals a cruel blow: Piccolo is stricken with malignant cancer.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Brian's Song, the 1971 movie by Buzz Kulik

Year

1971

Minutes

73

Movie Rate

7.60

Source: IMDb

Movie

Brian's Song

Country: USA

Year: 1971

Length: 1h13m

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Cover of I Am Third, the 1970 book by Gale Sayers

Year

1970

Pages

272

Book Rate

7.84

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Book

I Am Third

Subtitle: The Inspiration for Brian's Song

Country: USA

First published in: 1970

Length: 272 pages

Genre: Biography

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
Brian's Song (2001)
Movie by John Gray

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