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\"BRIAN'S SONG\"ABC-TV“Movie of the Week”\n\nProducer:Paul Junger Witt  \nDirector:Buzz Kulik  \nScreenplay by:William Blinn  \nMusic by:Michel Legrand  \nStarring  \nJames Caan as Brian PiccoloBilly Dee Williams as Gale Sayersand Jack Warden as Coach HalasShelley Fabares as Joy PiccoloJudy Pace as Linda Sayers  \nProduced bySCREEN GEMS  \nGeorge Foster Peabody AwardDirectors Guild of America AwardWriters Guild of America AwardGolden Globe Award nominationGolden Reel Award nomination  \n\"Eddie\"nomination by the American Cinema Editors  \nNational Conference of Christians and Jewsthe Mass Media Brotherhood Award“For  \nOutstanding Contributions to Better Human Relationsand the Cause of Brotherhood.\"  \nBlack Sports Magazine Award “For InterracialUnderstanding Through the Medium of Sports.\"  \nCongressional Record commendation as \"one ofthe truly moving television and screenachievements in recent years.\"  \nAmerican Cancer Society Special Citation  \nNAACP commendation  \n# BANTAM PATHFINDER EDITIONS\n\nBantam Pathfinder Editlons provide the best Infiction and nonfiction in a wide variety ofsubject areas.They include novels by classicand contemporary witers;vivid,accuratehistories and biographies;authoritative worksin the sciences;collections of shortstories,plays and poetry.  \nBantam Pathfinder Editions are carefullyselected and approved.They are durably bound,printed on specially selected high-quality paper,and presented in a new and handsome format.  \nBANTAM PATHFINDER EDITL0NSTORONT0/NEWYORK/LONDON  \n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\nBRIAN's sONG  \nA Bantam Book /published September 1972  \n2nd printing …August 19726th printing …  October 19723rd printing ……·August 19727th printing ..November 19724th printingOctober 19728th printing …February 19735th printingOctober 19729th printing   …April 197310th printing……April 197311th printing12th printing13th printing14th printing  \nAll rights reserved.  \nCopyright ◎1972 by Columbia Pictures Industries,Inc.This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part,bymimeograph or any other means,without permisslon.For information address:Bantam Books,Inc.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publishing Data  \nBlinn,Wlliam.Brian's song.  \n1.Piccolo,Brian,1943-1970—Drama 2.Sayers,Gale,1943-—Drama I.Brian's song(Motion picture)II.Title.PN1997.B729B5812'.5′472-5235  \nPublished simultaneously in the United States and Canada  \nBantam Books are published by Bantam Books,Inc.,a NationalGeneral company.Iis trade-mark,consisting of the words\"BantamBooks\"and the portrayal of a bantam,is registered in the UnitedStates Patent Ofice and in other countries.Marca Registrada.Bantam Books,Inc.,666 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10019.  \n# BRIAN’S SONG\n\nFADE IN:  \n# EXTERIOR-ROLLING COUNTRYSIDE-DAY(HELICOPTER SHOT)\n\nThe terrain is farmland,flat,tranquil,soothing in itssimplicity.As our view gets closer to the ground,westart to hear the Narrator's voice,and it wouldn't hurtif that voice belonged to Don Meredith.  \nNARRATOR(Voice Over)This is a story about two men,onenamed Gale Sayers,the other BrianPiccolo.They came from differentparts of the country.They competedfor the same job.One was white;the other black.One liked to talk;the other was as shy as a three-year-old.Our story's about how theycame to know each other,fight eachother,and help each other...  \n(beat)  \nErmest Hemingway said that everytrue story ends in death.Wellthis is a true story.  \nAs the helicopter continues its descent,we now findourselves following a car as it makes its way down atwo-lane asphalt road.Coming closer,we note the  \n1  \n# Brian's Song\n\ncolor and dome roof light that identify it as a cab.Wefollow the cab as we roll opening credits.  \nDIRECT-CUT TO:  \n# EXTERIOR-CAMPUS-TYPE AREA-DAY-ON SIGN\n\nReading:\"Training Camp of the Chicago Bears,\"anNFL insignia beneath the lettering.We pan off thesign,moving by a nu","cbCaiccnYfyf49mv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiccnYfyf49mv","pdf",4626914,140,"English","# Fade 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