Paper Lion

“The Paper Lion is about to get creamed!”

6.8/ 10 15 votes 1968-10-14 1h 47m 2 popularity

Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.

Director: Alex March

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Cast

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Alan Alda

George Plimpton

Lauren Hutton

Kate

Joe Schmidt

Alex Karras

Sugar Ray Robinson

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Vince Lombardi

Frank Gifford

David Doyle

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