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Paper Lion

Genres
Comedy
Rating
6.8
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1968-10-14
Runtime107 mins

Overview

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

Cast & Crew

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Alan Alda

as George Plimpton

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Lauren Hutton

as Kate

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Joe Schmidt

as Joe Schmidt

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Alex Karras

as Alex Karras

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Sugar Ray Robinson

as Sugar Ray Robinson

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Vince Lombardi

as Vince Lombardi

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Frank Gifford

as Frank Gifford

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David Doyle

as Oscar

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Ann Turkel

as Susan

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John Gordy

as John Gordy

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Mike Lucci

as Mike Lucci

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Pat Studstill

as Pat Studstill

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Bill McPeak

as Bill McPeak

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Jim Martin

as Jim Martin

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Jim David

as Jim David

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Chuck Knox

as Chuck Knox

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John North

as John North

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Carl Brettschneider

as Carl Brettschneider

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Roger Brown

as Roger Brown

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Lem Barney

as Lem Barney

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Lou Garney

as Lou Garney

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Mike Weger

as Mike Weger

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Karl Sweetan

as Karl Sweetan

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Ron Kramer

as Ron Kramer

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Charles Bradshaw

as Charles Bradshaw

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Tom Vaughn

as Tom Vaughn

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Bill Malinchak

as Bill Malinchak

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Roger Shoals

as Roger Shoals

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Jerry Rush

as Jerry Rush

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Friday Macklam

as Friday Macklam

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Kent Falb

as Kent Falb

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Richard Lane

as Richard Lane

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Richard Thompson

as Richard Thompson

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Ernest R. Clark

as Ernest R. Clark

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Mel Farr

as Mel Farr

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Nick Eddy

as Nick Eddy

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John McCambridge

as John McCambridge

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Bill Cottrell

as Bill Cottrell

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Denis Moore

as Denis Moore

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Darris McCord

as Darris McCord

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Jerry Zawadzkas

as Jerry Zawadzka

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John Henderson

as John Henderson

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Milt Plum

as Milt Plum

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Tom Watkins

as Tom Watkins

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Amos Marsh

as Amos Marsh

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Mickey Walker

as Mickey Walker

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Rip Collins

as Rip Collins

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Chuck Walton

as Chuck Walton

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Garo Yepremian

as Garo Yepremian

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Wayne Rasmussen

as Wayne Rasmussen

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Bruce Maher

as Bruce Maher

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David Kopay

as David Kopay

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Ron Goovert

as Ron Goovert

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Jim Gibbons

as Jim Gibbons

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Ed Flanagan

as Ed Flanagan

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Larry Hand

as Larry Hand

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Frank Gallagher

as Frank Gallagher

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Bob Kowalkowski

as Bob Kowalkowski

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Paul Naumoff

as Paul Naumoff

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Randy Winkler

as Randy Winkler

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John Robinson

as John Robinson

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Fred J. Scollay

as Man

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Mike Bersell

as Boy (uncredited)

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Ernie Harwell

as Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Roy Scheider

as Man (uncredited)

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Edward Winter

as Touch Football Player (uncredited)

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