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The World's Greatest Athlete

02/14/1973

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1hr 46min

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Comedy

,Family

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

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Jan-Michael Vincent
  • Tim Conway
  • John Amos
  • Roscoe Lee Browne
  • Dayle Haddon

    Directors

  • Robert Scheerer
  • Michael J. Dmytryk
  • Arthur J. Vitarelli

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Walt Disney Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Italian

Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent

Nanu

Tim Conway

Milo Jackson

John Amos

Coach Sam Archer

Roscoe Lee Browne

Gazenga

Dayle Haddon

Jane

Billy De Wolfe

Dean Maxwell

Nancy Walker

Mrs. Petersen

Vito Scotti

Games spectator

Howard Cosell

Himself - Announcer

Frank Gifford

Himself - Announcer

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