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| Paper Lion | |
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| Directed by | Alex March |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence Roman |
| Based on | Paper Lion by George Plimpton |
| Produced by | Stuart Millar |
| Starring | Alan Alda Lauren Hutton Joe Schmidt Vince Lombardi Alex Karras John Gordy Mike Lucci Pat Studstill Roger Brown Karl Sweetan |
| Cinematography | Morris Hartzband Peter Garbarini |
| Edited by | Louis San Andres John Carter Sidney Katz |
| Music by | Roger Kellaway |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.7 million (rentals)[1] |
Paper Lion is a 1968 sports comedy film starring Alan Alda as writer George Plimpton, based on Plimpton's 1966 nonfiction book of the same name depicting his tryout with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. The film premiered in Detroit on October 2, 1968, and was released nationwide the week of October 14, 1968.[2]
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1969". Variety. January 7, 1970. p. 15.
- ^ Valk, Garry (October 14, 1968). "Letter from the Publisher". Sports Illustrated. p. 4.