The World's Greatest Athlete
movie
From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!
Released February 14, 1973
Overview
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.
Cast
Jan-Michael Vincent
as
Nanu
Tim Conway
as
Milo Jackson
John Amos
as
Coach Sam Archer
Roscoe Lee Browne
as
Gazenga
Dayle Haddon
as
Jane
Billy De Wolfe
as
Dean Maxwell
Nancy Walker
as
Mrs. Petersen
Vito Scotti
as
Games spectator
Howard Cosell
as
Himself - Announcer
Frank Gifford
as
Himself - Announcer
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Jim McKay
as
Himself - Announcer
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Dorothy Shay
Crew
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Robert Scheerer
as
Director
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Gerald Gardner
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Screenplay
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Dee Caruso
as
Screenplay
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Evelyn Kennedy
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Music Editor
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Hal Gausman
as
Set Decoration
Dick Warlock
as
Stunt Double
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Michael J. Dmytryk
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Assistant Director
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Hans Metz
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Special Effects
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John R. Shannon
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Still Photographer
Bill Walsh
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Producer
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Art Cruickshank
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Special Effects
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Frank V. Phillips
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Director of Photography