Paper Lion (film)

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Paper Lion
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alex March
Screenplay by	Lawrence Roman
Based on	Paper Lion by George Plimpton
Produced by	Stuart Millar
Starring	Alan Alda Lauren Hutton Joe Schmidt Vince Lombardi Alex Karras John Gordy Mike Lucci Pat Studstill Roger Brown Karl Sweetan
Cinematography	Morris Hartzband Peter Garbarini
Edited by	Louis San Andres John Carter Sidney Katz
Music by	Roger Kellaway
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	October 14, 1968 (1968-10-14)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.7 million (rentals)[1]

Paper Lion is a 1968 sports comedy film starring Alan Alda as writer George Plimpton, based on Plimpton's 1966 nonfiction book of the same name depicting his tryout with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. The film premiered in Detroit on October 2, 1968, and was released nationwide the week of October 14, 1968.^[2]