Film · 1968

Paper Lion

107 min · Directed by Alex March

Comedy

6.815
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The Paper Lion is about to get creamed!

Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.

Cast

Alan Alda

George Plimpton

Lauren Hutton

Kate

Joe Schmidt

Alex Karras

Sugar Ray Robinson

V

Vince Lombardi

Frank Gifford

David Doyle

Oscar

Ann Turkel

Susan

John Gordy

Mike Lucci

Pat Studstill

Bill McPeak

Jim Martin

Jim David

Chuck Knox

John North

Carl Brettschneider

Roger Brown

Lem Barney

Lou Garney

Mike Weger

Karl Sweetan

Ron Kramer

Crew

Director: Alex March
Producer: Stuart Millar
Writer: Lawrence Roman
Editor: Sidney Katz, Louis San Andres, John Carter
Cinematography: Morris Hartzband, Peter Garbarini
Composer: Roger Kellaway

Details

Studios: Stuart Miller Productions
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: October 14, 1968

Themes

sportsamerican footballwriterbased on memoir or autobiography

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