The World's Greatest Athlete

Name: The World's Greatest Athlete
Released: 1973-02-14
Rating: 5.514

5.5/10 (35)

·1973· 106 min

Director: Robert Scheerer

"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.

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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Jim McKay

Himself - Announcer

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Dorothy Shay

In brief

The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) is a comedy, family film. With an average rating of 5.5/10 from 35 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 1h 46min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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The World's Greatest Athlete runs 106 minutes (1h 46min).

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The World's Greatest Athlete has an average rating of 5.5/10 based on 35 viewer votes on TMDB.

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The World's Greatest Athlete was released in 1973.