The World's Greatest Athlete
1973 film by Robert Scheerer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
The World's Greatest Athlete | |
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Directed by | Robert Scheerer |
Written by | Dee Caruso Gerald Gardner |
Produced by | Bill Walsh |
Starring | John Amos Roscoe Lee Browne Tim Conway Dayle Haddon Jan-Michael Vincent |
Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips |
Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date | February 1, 1973[1] |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $22,583,370[2] |