Release Date
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Original Release
February 14, 1973
1h 46m
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
⭐ 5.6106 min
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.
Director
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Robert Scheerer
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.1
Cast
Jan-Michael Vincent
Nanu
⭐1.9
Tim Conway
Milo Jackson
⭐1.7
John Amos
Coach Sam Archer
⭐2.2
Roscoe Lee Browne
Gazenga
⭐1.3
Dayle Haddon
Jane
⭐1.0
Billy De Wolfe
Dean Maxwell
⭐1.3
Nancy Walker
Mrs. Petersen
⭐1.2
Vito Scotti
Games spectator
⭐1.4
Howard Cosell
Himself - Announcer
⭐1.0
Frank Gifford
Himself - Announcer
⭐1.0
Genres
ComedyFamily
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