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Brian's Song
Brian's Song is a 1971 TV movie, recalling the details of the life of Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan), a white football player stricken with terminal cancer, and his friendship with black Chicago Bears running back teammate and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams), who helps him through the difficult struggle. The true story was such a success on ABC television (November 30, 1971) that it was later shown in theaters.The movie is based on Sayers' account of his friendship with Piccolo and Piccolo's illness in Sayers' autobiography, I Am Third. The film was written by veteran screenwriter William Blinn.
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Language: English
Year of production: 1971
Length: 73 min.
Country: United States
Directors:
Buzz Kulik
Producers:
Paul Junger Witt
Actors:
James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Shelley Fabares
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