The Games (film)
| The Games | |
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Promotional poster
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| Directed by | Michael Winner |
| Produced by | Lester Linsk |
| Written by | Erich Segal |
| Starring |
Michael Crawford Ryan O'Neal Charles Aznavour Jeremy Kemp Elaine Taylor |
| Music by | Francis Lai |
| Cinematography | Robert Paynter |
| Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release date
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9 July 1970 |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,895,000 |
The Games is a 1970 British sports drama film directed by Michael Winner. It is based on the Hugh Atkinson novel and adapted to the screen by Erich Segal. The plot concerned four marathon competitors at a fictitious Olympic Games in Rome, played by Michael Crawford, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Aznavour and Athol Compton. Elton John recorded one song ('From Denver To L.A.') for the soundtrack.
To simulate vast crowds of people, thousands of life-sized dummies were placed in the stadium's seats.
Athol Compton was an aboriginal postman who had never acted before being cast in the film.
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