Oct 14, 1968
107 min
Full-HD

Paper Lion (1968)

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

Category

Comedy

Country

United States of America

Companies

Stuart Miller Productions

Alan Alda

George Plimpton

Lauren Hutton

Kate

Joe Schmidt

Joe Schmidt

Alex Karras

Alex Karras

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson

Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi

Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford

David Doyle

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