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.| Status: | Released (1973-02-14) |
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| BoxOffice: | $125,000 |
| Screen: | Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso |
| Productions: | Walt Disney Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Italiano |
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Casts
- 83037: Jan-Michael Vincent - Nanu
- 83414: Tim Conway - Milo Jackson
- 22384: John Amos - Coach Sam Archer
- 24368: Roscoe Lee Browne - Gazenga
- 63936: Dayle Haddon - Jane
- 110135: Billy De Wolfe - Dean Maxwell
- 47503: Nancy Walker - Mrs. Petersen
Crews
- 151843: Robert Scheerer - Director - Directing
- 1217744: Gerald Gardner - Screenplay - Writing
- 1227350: Dee Caruso - Screenplay - Writing
- 55245: John R. Shannon - Still Photographer - Camera
- 21456: Walter H. Tyler - Art Direction - Art
- 1261: Hal Gausman - Set Decoration - Art
- 1332198: Chuck Keehne - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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Bang average. <em>'The World’s Greatest Athlete'</em> feels like a mixture of stuff we've seen before in this era of Disney. It doesn't do enough to make an impact on me, not helped by silliness of the story and meh casting. John Amos is the best part of this, I enjoyed what he ....
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