TITLE...........: North Dallas Forty (1979) STARS...........: Nick Nolte, Charles Durning, Mac Davis DIRECTOR........: Ted Kotcheff WRITERS.........: Frank Yablans, Ted Kotcheff, Peter Gent (novel) GENRE...........: Sport, Comedy, Drama METACRITIC......: 80/76 TOMATOMETER.....: 85/70 IMDB SCORE......: 6.9 IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079640 RUNTIME.........: 1h 58mn SIZE............: 9.14 GB VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4) BITRATE.........: 10000 Kbps (2-pass) RESOLUTION......: 1920x804 ASPECT RATIO....: 2.39:1 FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps AUDIO1..........: English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 768kbps AUDIO2..........: English AAC 2.0 200kbps AUDIO3..........: Commentary with Daniel Kremer, Daniel Waters and Ted Kotcheff SUBTITLES.......: ENG SOURCE..........: Kino Lorber RM4K Blu-ray ENCODE DATE.....: 2026-01-19 A brutal satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team 'family' is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches. The National Football League refused to help in the production of this movie, suggesting it may have been too near the truth for comfort. From the novel by former NFL player Peter Gent. Extras • Commentary with film historian Daniel Kremer, screenwriter Daniel Waters and director Ted Kotcheff • Introduction by Ted Kotcheff • Hit Me With Those Best Shots - Ted Kotcheff remembers North Dallas Forty. • Looking to Get Out - A comparative analysis of the Ted Kotcheff vision. • Trailer