North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty
Theatrical release poster by Morgan Kane
Directed byTed Kotcheff
Screenplay byPeter Gent
Ted Kotcheff
Frank Yablans
Based onNorth Dallas Forty
by Peter Gent
Produced byFrank Yablans
StarringNick Nolte
Mac Davis
Charles Durning
Dayle Haddon
Bo Svenson
John Matuszak
Steve Forrest
G.D. Spradlin
Dabney Coleman
Savannah Smith Boucher
CinematographyPaul Lohmann
Edited byJay Kamen
Music byJohn Scott
Production
company
Regina Associates
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • August 1, 1979 (1979-08-01) (New York)
  • August 3, 1979 (1979-08-03) (Los Angeles)
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Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$26.1 million[2]

North Dallas Forty is a 1979 American sports film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling 1973 novel by Peter Gent. The screenplay was by Kotcheff, Gent, Frank Yablans, and Nancy Dowd (uncredited). This was the first film role for Davis, a popular country music recording artist.

  1. ^ North Dallas Forty at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ "North Dallas Forty, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 10, 2020.