---
title: 'North Dallas Forty (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ted Kotcheff'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/north-dallas-forty-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079640/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# North Dallas Forty (1979)

1979 · 119 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

North Dallas Forty is a 1979 American comedy-drama 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ted Kotcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-kotcheff)
- **Screenplay:** [Ted Kotcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-kotcheff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-scott)
- **Producer:** [Frank Yablans](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-yablans)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Lohmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lohmann)

## Cast

- [Doug France](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-france)
- [Walter Brooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brooke)
- [G. D. Spradlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-d-spradlin)
- [Tony Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-frank-2)
- [Louie Kelcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/louie-kelcher)
- [Nick Nolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-nolte)
- [Debbie Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/debbie-turner)
- [Kevin Cooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-cooney)
- [Smith Boucher](https://cinepixo.com/people/smith-boucher)
- [Mac Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mac-davis)
- [John Matuszak](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-matuszak)
- [Bo Svenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-svenson)
- [Dayle Haddon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dayle-haddon)
- [Charles Durning](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-durning)
- [Steve Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-forrest)

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