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
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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.
John Amos
Coach Sam Archer
Jan-Michael Vincent
Nanu
Tim Conway
Milo Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne
Gazenga
Dayle Haddon
Jane
Billy De Wolfe
Dean Maxwell
Nancy Walker
Mrs. Petersen
Howard Cosell
Himself - Announcer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 14, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Content RatingG
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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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