The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
1h 46m
Running Time
February 14, 1973Release Date
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
1h 46m
Running Time
February 14, 1973Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
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Cast & Crew.

Jan-Michael Vincent
Nanu

Tim Conway
Milo Jackson

John Amos
Coach Sam Archer

Roscoe Lee Browne
Gazenga

Dayle Haddon
Jane

Billy De Wolfe
Dean Maxwell

Nancy Walker
Mrs. Petersen

Vito Scotti
Games spectator

Howard Cosell
Himself - Announcer

Frank Gifford
Himself - Announcer

Jim McKay
Himself - Announcer

Liam Dunn
Dr. Winslow

Clarence Muse
Gazenga's Assistant

Al Checco
Dr. Checco

Danny Goldman
Leopold Maxwell

Don Pedro Colley
Morumba

Leon Askin
Dr. Gottlieb

Joe Kapp
Buzzer Kozak

Virginia Capers
Native Woman

Philip Ahn
Old Chinaman

John Lupton
Race Starter

Sarah Selby
Woman on Safari

Russ Conway
Judge with Stopwatch

Dick Wilson
Drunk in Bar

Don Ames
Party Guest (uncredited)

David Armstrong
Judge (uncredited)

Pete Carroll
Running Back (uncredited)

Spencer Chan
Commuter (uncredited)

Edward Coch Jr.
Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Cole
Judge (uncredited)

Peter Eastman
Party Guest (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Party Guest (uncredited)

Eugene Jackson
Party Guest (uncredited)

Marlene Kisker
Clerk (uncredited)

Hans Moebus
Party Guest (uncredited)

John Pedrini
Party Guest (uncredited)

Al Roberts
Coach (uncredited)

Hank Robinson
Reporter (uncredited)

Owen Song
Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Scheerer
Director

Gerald Gardner
Screenplay

Dee Caruso
Screenplay

John R. Shannon
Still Photographer

Walter H. Tyler
Art Direction

Hal Gausman
Set Decoration

Chuck Keehne
Costume Design

Michael J. Dmytryk
Assistant Director

Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer

Dick Warlock
Stunt Double / Stunts

Arthur J. Vitarelli
Second Unit Director

Art Cruickshank
Special Effects

La Rue Matheron
Hairstylist

Cotton Warburton
Editor

Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist

Herb Taylor
Sound

Frank V. Phillips
Director of Photography
Media.





Details.
Release DateFebruary 14, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Content RatingG
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
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Wiki.
The World's Greatest Athlete is a 1973 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Scheerer and starring John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Dayle Haddon, and Jan-Michael Vincent. Released by Walt Disney Productions, it is one of the few wide-release Hollywood sports films to look at the world of track and field. In the film, two coaches (portrayed by Amos and Conway) make use of a jungle boy (played by Vincent) and have him make history by winning every event at the NCAA Track & Field Championship. The screenplay was by Dee Caruso and Gerald Gardner who also did a novelisation of the film. This film was also one of Billy De Wolfe's final roles before he died the following year.
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