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Brian's song [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures ; Screen Gems ; produced by Paul Junger Witt ; written by William Blinn ; directed by Buzz Kulik.

Kulik, Buzz, (film director.). Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018 (film producer.). Blinn, William, (screenwriter.). Caan, James, (actor.). Williams, Billy Dee, 1937- (actor.). Warden, Jack, (actor.). Casey, Bernie, (actor.). Fabares, Shelley, (actor.). Huddleston, David, 1930-2016 (actor.). Pace, Judy, 1946- (actor.). Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019 (composer (expression)). Biroc, Joseph, 1903-1996 (director of photography.). Bellah, Ross, (art director.). Lombardo, Frank, 1915-2001 (Added Author). Isaacs, Bud S., 1925-1999 (editor of moving image work.). Sayers, Gale, 1943-2020 Motion picture adaptation of (work): I am third. (Added Author). Silverman, Al. Motion picture adaptation of (work): I am third. (Added Author). Columbia Pictures Corporation, (production company.). Screen Gems, (production company.). Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm), (publisher.). James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey, Shelley Fabares, David Huddleston, Judy Pace ; Abe Gibron, Jack Concannon, Ed O'Bradovich and the Chicago Bears players, coaches and staff as themselves. (Cast).

Summary:

A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.

Record details

ISBN: 0767848985
ISBN: 9780767848985
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 74 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, California : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Digitally mastered audio & video"--Container. "An inspiring true story of friendship and courage."--Container. Based on the book: I am third / Gale Sayers with Al Silverman. Videodisc release of the 1971 motion picture originally produced for television. Special features: James Caan & Billy Dee Williams optional audio commentary; Featurette: Gale Sayers first and goal; Talent files.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Michel Legrand ; director of photography, Joe Biroc ; art director, Ross Bellah ; set decorator, Frank Lombardo ; film editor, Bud S. Isaacs.
Participant or Performer Note:	James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey, Shelley Fabares, David Huddleston, Judy Pace ; Abe Gibron, Jack Concannon, Ed O'Bradovich and the Chicago Bears players, coaches and staff as themselves.
Target Audience Note:	Rated G.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	In English; with optional subtitles in Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Program, Drama or Comedy; Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama (Warden); Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama, Adaptation (Blinn); Outstanding Cinematography for a Special (Biroc); Outstanding Editing for a Special (Isaacs) in 1972