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The World's Greatest Athlete

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Calorie Rating: 131
Released: 1973-02-14
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Studios: Walt Disney Productions,


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.

Director / Directors

Michael J. Dmytryk
Assistant Director
Arthur J. Vitarelli
Second Unit Director



Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent
Character: Nanu
Tim Conway
Character: Milo Jackson
John Amos
Character: Coach Sam Archer

Roscoe Lee Browne
Character: Gazenga
Dayle Haddon
Character: Jane
Billy De Wolfe
Character: Dean Maxwell

Nancy Walker
Character: Mrs. Petersen
Vito Scotti
Character: Games spectator
Howard Cosell
Character: Himself - Announcer

Frank Gifford
Character: Himself - Announcer
Jim McKay
Character: Himself - Announcer

Liam Dunn
Character: Dr. Winslow
Clarence Muse
Character: Gazenga's Assistant
Al Checco
Character: Dr. Checco

Danny Goldman
Character: Leopold Maxwell
Don Pedro Colley
Character: Morumba
Leon Askin
Character: Dr. Gottlieb

Joe Kapp
Character: Buzzer Kozak
Virginia Capers
Character: Native Woman

Philip Ahn
Character: Old Chinaman
John Lupton
Character: Race Starter
Sarah Selby
Character: Woman on Safari

Russ Conway
Character: Judge with Stopwatch
Dick Wilson
Character: Drunk in Bar

Don Ames
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Character: Judge (uncredited)

Pete Carroll
Character: Running Back (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Character: Commuter (uncredited)
Edward Coch Jr.
Character: Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Cole
Character: Judge (uncredited)
Peter Eastman
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Eugene Jackson
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Marlene Kisker
Character: Clerk (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

John Pedrini
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Al Roberts
Character: Coach (uncredited)
Hank Robinson
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Owen Song
Character: Spectator (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Gerald Gardner
Screenplay
Dee Caruso
Screenplay
John R. Shannon
Still Photographer

Walter H. Tyler
Art Direction
Hal Gausman
Set Decoration
Chuck Keehne
Costume Design

Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Dick Warlock
Stunt Double
Art Cruickshank
Special Effects

La Rue Matheron
Hairstylist

Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Frank V. Phillips
Director of Photography

Bill Walsh
Producer
Emily Sundby
Costume Design
Eustace Lycett
Special Effects

John B. Mansbridge
Art Direction
Hans Metz
Special Effects
Alan Maley
Matte Painter

Evelyn Kennedy
Music Editor
Danny Lee
Special Effects