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The World's Greatest Athlete

The World's Greatest Athlete

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 14, 1973

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Comedy, Family

User Score

53%

Original Title

The World's Greatest Athlete

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Director

Robert Scheerer

Description

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.