The World's Greatest Athlete

Name: The World's Greatest Athlete
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1973-02-14
Duration: 6360 min
Rating: 5.4

5.4 1973 1h 46m United States of America

Comedy Family

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

Robert Scheerer

Writers

Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso

Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent, Tim Conway, John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Dayle Haddon, Billy De Wolfe, Nancy Walker, Vito Scotti, Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford, Jim McKay, Dorothy Shay, Liam Dunn, Clarence Muse, Al Checco

Production

Walt Disney Productions

Languages

English, Italian

Countries

United States of America