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They Call it Pro Football (1966)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 24M

Director : John Hentz

Synopsis

The first NFL Films feature, it established the trend of dramatizing the game itself and not the outcome.

Actors

John Facenda
John Facenda
Narrator

Crews

Steve Sabol
Steve Sabol
Writer
Steve Sabol
Steve Sabol
Producer
John Hentz
John Hentz
Director
David Marx
David Marx
Director of Photography
Yoshio Kishi
Yoshio Kishi
Editor
Ed Sabol
Ed Sabol
Executive Producer

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