NORTH DALLAS FORTY opens in NY. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. Written by Peter Gent, Ted Kotcheff and Frank Yablans. From the novel by Peter Gent. Scathing, cynical, often uproarious look at the win-at-all-costs business of pro football with an exceptional Nick Nolte as weary veteran player looking to take his battered & bruised body out of the game. With Mac Davis, CHarles Durning and Bo Svenson.