Brian's Song (Blu-ray)

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

Released: June 9, 2020
Originally Released: 1971
Label: Sony
Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		James Caan & Billy Dee Williams
Performer:		Jack Warden, Judy Pace & Shelley Fabares
Directed by		Buzz Kulik
Screenwriting by		William Blinn
Produced by		Paul Junger-Witt

Entertainment Reviews:

DVDLaser

Jan 25, 2008

Common Sense Media

Dec 22, 2010

Chicago Reader

Jan 25, 2008

Radio Times

Aug 14, 2019

New York Times

Aug 31, 2016

Film Threat

Dec 6, 2005

Product Description:

Gale Sayers (Williams) joins the Chicago Bears as a running back and meets the competitive Brian Piccolo (Caan). While at first the two are rivals, they soon form a strong friendship. Things take a turn for the worse when Sayers is injured and when Piccolo begins to suffer from cancer. A poignant and well-acted movie originally made for television.

Plot Synopsis:

The true story of the friendship between football great Gale Sayers and cancer victim Brian Piccolo, the Chicago Bears' first interracial roommates.

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Production Notes:

Winner of five Emmys, including Best Dramatic Program of the 1971-72 Season. Writer William Blinn and co-star Jack Warden were honored for their individual achievements. Both stars, James Caan and Billy Dee Williams, were nominated.
"Brian's Song" had a brief and unsuccessful theatrical release. So many people had watched it on television that there was virtually no theatrical audience.
The film's cast also features various members of the Chicago Bears as themselves, including Abe Gibron, Jack Concannon, Ed O'Bradovich, and Dick Butkus.
Original airdate: November 30, 1971 on the ABC Television Network.

This product is made-on-demand by the manufacturer using Blu-ray BD-R recordable media. Almost all Blu-ray players can play BD-Rs, but the player might record an update from the manufacturer.