Blood Sport

Name: Blood Sport
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1973-12-05
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Ben Johnson, Gary Busey, Larry Hagman, William Lucking, David Doyle

Blood Sport (1973)

Timing: 1:13 (73 min)

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Release date

1973-12-05

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox Television

Genre

Drama, TV Movie

Budget

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Director

Jerrold Freedman

Actors

Ben Johnson, Gary Busey, Larry Hagman, William Lucking, David Doyle, Mimi Saffian, Mimi Maynard, Peggy Rea, Craig Richard Nelson, Michael Talbott
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Scenario

Jerrold Freedman

Producer

Tony Thomas, Paul Junger Witt

Camera operator

Richard C. Glouner

Composer

Randy Edelman

Artist

Audition

Joyce Selznick

Editing

Gerald Shepard
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Short description

A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.