Brian's Song

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Brian's Song
1971 Version (left) & 2001 Version (right)
Directed by	Buzz Kulik
Produced by	Paul Junger Witt
Written by	Gale Sayers Al Silverman
Starring	James Caan Billy Dee Williams Jack Warden
Music by	Michel Legrand
Cinematography	Joseph F. Biroc
Editing by	Bud S. Isaacs
Distributed by	ABC
Release date(s)	1971
Running time	73 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English
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Brian's Song is a 1971 made-for-TV movie, recalling the details of the life of Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan), a 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 true story was such a success on television that it was later shown in theaters. A remake was filmed in 2001 for ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney starring Mekhi Phifer and Sean Maher. The movie is based on Sayers' account of his friendship with Piccolo and Piccolo's illness in his autobiography, I Am Third. The film was written by veteran screenwriter William Blinn.

The musical theme to Brian's Song, "The Hands of Time," was a popular tune during the early 1970s. The music for the film was by Michel Legrand, with lyrics to the song by Marilyn and Alan Bergman. Nashville pianist Floyd Cramer performed a popular version of "The Hands of Time".

[edit] References

• Brian's Song (1971) (TV). The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.

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