Brian's Song: Screenplay

New York: Bantam Pathfinder, 1972. 7th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 7x4x0. Seventh printing. Light general wear. 1972 Mass Market Paperback. 118 pp. "Brian's Song is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the details of the life of Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan), a white football player stricken with terminal cancer, and his friendship with Chicago Bears running back teammate and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams), who helps him through the difficult struggle. The production was such a success on ABC television (November 30, 1971) that it was later shown in theaters, with a major premiere in Chicago; (truncated) however, it was soon withdrawn due to a lack of business. Some critics have called the movie among the finest telefilms ever made. (Inventory #: 2311094)