Documentary · United States of America · 2009 · 53m

The Band That Wouldn't Die

Director

Cast

Paul Tagliabue as Self (archive footage) Art Modell as Self (archive footage) Barry Levinson as Self Jim Irsay as Self

Crew

Aaron Yanes — Editor Marcelo Zarvos — Original Music Composer Joel Beckerman — Original Music Composer Stan Flint — Producer Erin Leyden — Producer Jason Sosnoff — Producer

Tagline

You can heal all wounds with a fight song.

Synopsis

In late March of 1984, a moving company secretly packed up the Baltimore Colts’ belongings and its fleet of vans sneaked off in the darkness of the early morning. Leaving a city of deeply devoted fans in shock and disbelief. What caused owner Robert Irsay to turn his back on a town that was as closely linked to its team as any in the NFL? Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson, himself a long-standing Baltimore Colts fanatic, will probe that question in light of the changing relationship of sports to community. Through the eyes of members of the Colts Marching Band, Levinson will illustrate how a fan base copes with losing the team that it loves.

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