| The World's Greatest Athlete | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Scheerer |
| Written by | Dee Caruso Gerald Gardner |
| Produced by | Bill Walsh |
| Starring | John Amos Roscoe Lee Browne Tim Conway Dayle Haddon Jan-Michael Vincent |
| Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips |
| Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $22,583,370[2] |
The World's Greatest Athlete is a 1973 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Scheerer and starring John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Dayle Haddon, and Jan-Michael Vincent. Released by Walt Disney Productions, it is one of the few wide-release Hollywood sports films to look at the world of track and field. In the film, two coaches (portrayed by Amos and Conway) make use of a jungle boy (played by Vincent) and have him make history by winning every event at the NCAA Track & Field Championship. The screenplay was by Dee Caruso and Gerald Gardner who also did a novelisation of the film. This film was also one of Billy De Wolfe's final roles before he died the following year.
- ^ The World's Greatest Athlete at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "The World's Greatest Athlete, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 27, 2012.