North Dallas Forty is a movie directed by Ted Kotcheff in 1979 and based on the book of the same name by Peter Gent, first published in 1973. The movie features Nick Nolte, Charles Durning, Mac Davis, Dayle Haddon, Bo Svenson, John Matuszak, and others.
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Storyline
Wide receiver Phil Elliott plays for a late 1970s professional football team based in Dallas, Texas, named the North Dallas Bulls. Elliott and popular quarterback Seth Maxwell are outstanding players, but they also characterize the drug-, sex-, and alcohol-fueled party atmosphere of that era. A satire of American professional football.
Movie vs Book
Year
1979
Minutes
119
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
North Dallas Forty
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Country: USA
Year: 1979
Length: 1h59m
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Year
1973
Pages
314
Book Rate
7.78
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Book
North Dallas Forty
Author: Peter Gent
Country: USA
First published in: 1973
Length: 314 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: North Dallas Forty
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“I think sometimes people forget that a lot of changes have to be made because we're not in a book when we're watching a movie.”
BRIAN SELZNICK (Writer)
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