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67% Critic Match
North Dallas Forty
“Wait till you see the weird part.”
6.7 / 10• 1979• 1h 59m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
Cast & Crew
Nick Nolte
Phillip Elliott
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ted Kotcheff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. North Dallas Forty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
