League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013 | 120m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (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, amnesia, dementia, scientific study, research, sexism, pain, concussion, damage, cover-up, money, confusion, racism, scientist, denial, forensic science, medical research, professional sports, researcher, lab results, brain damage, brain research, brain injury, nfl (national football league), memorization, amnesiac, chronic pain, 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 | Writer, Director |
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