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The 500 Pound Jerk

01/02/1973

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1hr 13min

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Comedy

,Drama

,TV Movie

STORY

An advertising man's dream of turning a huge hillbilly into an Olympic weightlifting champion is set back when the hillbilly falls for a Russian gymnast.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • James Franciscus
  • Alex Karras
  • Hope Lange
  • Howard Cosell
  • Victor Spinetti

    Director

  • William Kronick

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • David L. Wolper Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

James Franciscus

Gil Davenport

Alex Karras

Hughie Rae Feather

Hope Lange

Karen Walsh

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Victor Spinetti

Martin Bloore

Claudia Butenuth

Natalya

Rick Parsé

Mickey

Heinz Viertaler

Lermontov

Ralf Wolter

Glabov

John Akii-Bua

John Akii-Bua (uncredited)