Brian's Song

Brian's Song (1971)

Genres - Biography, Drama, Sports  |   Sub-Genres - American Football Film  |   Release Date - Nov 30, 1971  |   Run Time - 73 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - G
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Brian's Song is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the details of the life of Brian Piccolo, a Chicago Bears football player stricken with terminal cancer after turning pro in 1965, told through his friendship with Bears teammate Gale Sayers. Piccolo's and Sayers's sharply differing temperaments and racial backgrounds made them unlikely to become as close friends as they did, including becoming the first interracial roommates in the history of the National Football League, and the film chronicles the evolution of their friendship, ending with Piccolo's death in 1970. The production was such a success on ABC that it was later shown in theaters by Columbia Pictures with a major premiere in Chicago; however, it was soon withdrawn due to a lack of business. Critics have called the movie one of the finest telefilms ever made. A 2005 readers poll taken by Entertainment Weekly ranked 'Brian's Song' seventh in its list of the top "guy-cry" films ever made.

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Abc Movie Of The Week, American Football, Bond, Cancer, Death/Extinction, Event, Friendship, Partner, Piccolo, Tale, True Stories

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Alternate Titles

Brajanova pesma
RS
Brian'ın Şarkısı
TR
Brian's Song
GB, US
Estranhos Companheiros
PT
Freunde bis in den Tod
DE
Glória e Derrota
BR
La canción de Brian
ES
La canzone di Brian
IT
Le destin de Brian
FR
Piosenka Briana
PL
ブライアンズ・ソング
JP