Paper Lion (1968)
1h 47m
Running Time
October 23, 1968Release Date
Paper Lion (1968)
1h 47m
Running Time
October 23, 1968Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Alan Alda
George Plimpton
Lauren Hutton
Kate
Joe Schmidt
Self
Alex Karras
Self
John Gordy
Self
Mike Lucci
Self
Pat Studstill
Self
Bill McPeak
Self
Jim Martin
Self
Jim David
Self
Chuck Knox
Self
John North
Self
Carl Brettschneider
Self
Roger Brown
Self
Lem Barney
Self
Lou Garney
Self
Mike Weger
Self
Karl Sweetan
Self
Ron Kramer
Self
Charles Bradshaw
Self
Tom Vaughn
Self
Bill Malinchak
Self
Roger Shoals
Self
Jerry Rush
Self
Friday Macklam
Self
Kent Falb
Self
Richard Lane
Self
Richard Thompson
Self
Ernest R. Clark
Self
Mel Farr
Self
Nick Eddy
Self
John McCambridge
Self
Bill Cottrell
Self
Denis Moore
Self
Darris McCord
Self
Jerry Zawadzkas
Self
John Henderson
Self
Milt Plum
Self
Tom Watkins
Self
Amos Marsh
Self
Mickey Walker
Self
Rip Collins
Self
Chuck Walton
Self
Garo Yepremian
Self
Wayne Rasmussen
Self
Bruce Maher
Self
David Kopay
Self
Ron Goovert
Self
Jim Gibbons
Self
Ed Flanagan
Self
Ed Flanagan
Self
Larry Hand
Self
Frank Gallagher
Self
Bob Kowalkowski
Self
Paul Naumoff
Self
Randy Winkler
Self
Vincent Lombardi
Self
John Robinson
Self
Frank Gifford
Self
Fred J. Scollay
Man
David Doyle
Oscar
Sugar Ray Robinson
Self
Ann Turkel
Susan
Mike Bersell
Boy (uncredited)
Ernie Harwell
Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Roy Scheider
Man (uncredited)
Stuart Millar
Producer
Alex March
Director
Morris Hartzband
Director of Photography
Lawrence Roman
Writer
Roger Kellaway
Original Music Composer
George Plimpton
Story / Book
Sidney Katz
Editor
Peter Garbarini
Director of Photography
Louis San Andres
Editor
John Carter
Editor
Nicholas Masci
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
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.
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