League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013 | 120m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Kirk |
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| Writer: | Steve Fainaru, Mark Fainaru-Wada, Michael Kirk |
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| Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 08, 2013 |
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| Director: | Michael Kirk |
| Writer: | Steve Fainaru, Mark Fainaru-Wada, Michael Kirk |
| Genres: | History, Documentary |
| Keywords | suicide, corruption, american football, scientific study, concussion, cover-up, money, scientist, forensic science, research, amnesia, pain, dementia, sexism, damage, confusion, racism, denial, medical research, researcher, brain damage, brain injury, memorization, chronic pain, professional sports, lab results, brain research, nfl (national football league), amnesiac, human brain |
| Production Companies | FRONTLINE |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Will Lyman | Himself - Narrator |
| Harry Carson | Himself |
| Steve Fainaru | Himself |
| Mikey Collins | Himself - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| Bennett Omalu | Himself - Medical Examiner |
| Ann McKee | Herself - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center |
| Stan Savran | Himself - Pittsburgh Sports Reporter |
| Julian Bailes | Himself - Team Physician, Steelers, 1988-97 |
| Jim Otto | Himself |
| Mike Webster | Himself (archive footage) |
| Steve Young | Self |
| Troy Aikman | Self (archive footage) |
| Leigh Steinberg | Self |
| Christopher Nowinski | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Steve Fainaru | Writer |
| Ben McCoy | Cinematography |
| Mark Fainaru-Wada | Writer |
| John E. Low | Music |
| Steve Audette | Editor |
| Michael Kirk | Director, Writer |
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