The World's Greatest Athlete

The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!

  • Genre: Comedy, Family
  • Release Date: 1973-02-14
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 28 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 46min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Walt Disney Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Scheerer
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • Jim McKay

    as Himself - Announcer

  • Dorothy Shay

    as

  • Liam Dunn

    as Dr. Winslow

  • Clarence Muse

    as Gazenga's Assistant

  • Al Checco

    as Dr. Checco

  • Danny Goldman

    as Leopold Maxwell

  • Don Pedro Colley

    as Morumba

  • Leon Askin

    as Dr. Gottlieb

  • Joe Kapp

    as Buzzer Kozak

  • Leigh Christian

    as

  • Virginia Capers

    as Native Woman

  • Philip Ahn

    as Old Chinaman

  • John Lupton

    as Race Starter

  • Sarah Selby

    as Woman on Safari

  • Russ Conway

    as Judge with Stopwatch

  • Dick Wilson

    as Drunk in Bar

  • Jack Griffin

    as

  • David Mooney

    as

  • Don Ames

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • David Armstrong

    as Judge (uncredited)

  • Pete Carroll

    as Running Back (uncredited)

  • Spencer Chan

    as Commuter (uncredited)

  • Edward Coch Jr.

    as Spectator (uncredited)

  • Robert Cole

    as Judge (uncredited)

  • Peter Eastman

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Bob Harks

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Eugene Jackson

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Marlene Kisker

    as Clerk (uncredited)

  • Hans Moebus

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • John Pedrini

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Al Roberts

    as Coach (uncredited)

  • Hank Robinson

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Owen Song

    as Spectator (uncredited)
Directing Robert Scheerer Director
Writing Gerald Gardner Screenplay
Writing Dee Caruso Screenplay
Camera John R. Shannon Still Photographer
Art Walter H. Tyler Art Direction
Art Hal Gausman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Chuck Keehne Costume Design
Directing Michael J. Dmytryk Assistant Director
Sound Marvin Hamlisch Original Music Composer
Crew Dick Warlock Stunt Double
Directing Arthur J. Vitarelli Second Unit Director
Crew Art Cruickshank Special Effects
Costume & Make-Up La Rue Matheron Hairstylist
Editing Cotton Warburton Editor
Crew Dick Warlock Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist
Sound Herb Taylor Sound
Camera Frank V. Phillips Director of Photography
Production Bill Walsh Producer
Costume & Make-Up Emily Sundby Costume Design
Crew Eustace Lycett Special Effects
Art John B. Mansbridge Art Direction
Crew Hans Metz Special Effects
Visual Effects Alan Maley Matte Painter
Sound Evelyn Kennedy Music Editor
Crew Danny Lee Special Effects

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