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Release Date:
February 14, 1973
Original Title:
The World's Greatest Athlete
Alternate Titles:
El hijo de la jungla
Genres:
Comedy | Family
Production Companies:
Walt Disney Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: U IE: G NL: AL US: G
Runtime: 106
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.
Art Direction:
John B. Mansbridge
Walter H. Tyler
Assistant Director:
Michael J. Dmytryk
Costume Design:
Chuck Keehne
Emily Sundby
Director:
Robert Scheerer
Director of Photography:
Frank V. Phillips
Editor:
Cotton Warburton
Hairstylist:
La Rue Matheron
Makeup Artist:
Robert J. Schiffer
Matte Painter:
Alan Maley
Music Editor:
Evelyn Kennedy
Original Music Composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
Producer:
Bill Walsh
Screenplay:
Gerald Gardner
Dee Caruso
Second Unit Director:
Arthur J. Vitarelli
Set Decoration:
Hal Gausman
Sound:
Herb Taylor
Special Effects:
Art Cruickshank
Danny Lee
Eustace Lycett
Hans Metz
Still Photographer:
John R. Shannon
Stunt Double:
Dick Warlock
Stunts:
Dick Warlock
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