Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Not only is Brian’s Song - arguably - the most important and best received for TV movie of the 20th century, it was a ratings blockbuster, considered one of the greatest sports movies ever - even spawned a hit song, ‘Brian’s Song' by Henry Mancini. Grown men wept at the ending, one of Billy Dee Williams and James Caan’s first roles. Based on a true story, this film solidified them as stars.
It was also historical in terms of television's depiction of African Americans, which had been spotty at best even by 1971.
Not only is Brian’s Song - arguably - the most important and best received for TV movie of the 20th century, it was a ratings blockbuster, considered one of the greatest sports movies ever - even spawned a hit song, ‘Brian’s Song' by Henry Mancini. Grown men wept at the ending, one of Billy Dee Williams and James Caan’s first roles. Based on a true story, this film solidified them as stars.
It was also historical in terms of television's depiction of African Americans, which had been spotty at best even by 1971.
