The Games (film)
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| The Games | |
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 Promotional poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Michael Winner |
| Produced by | Lester Linsk |
| Written by | Erich Segal |
| Starring | Michael Crawford Ryan O'Neal Charles Aznavour Athol Compton John Allen |
| Music by | Francis Lai |
| Cinematography | Robert Paynter |
| Editing by | Bernard Gribble |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) |  July 9, 1970 August 7, 1970 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
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The Games was a 1970 film based on the Hugh Atkinson novel and adapted to the screen by Erich Segal. It was directed by Michael Winner.
The plot concerned four marathon competitors at the Olympic Games, played by Michael Crawford, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Aznavour, Athol Compton and John Allen. Elton John recorded one song ('From Denver To L.A.') for the soundtrack.
[edit] Trivia
Thousands of life-sized dummies were placed in the stadium's seats to simulate vast crowds of people.
[edit] External links
- The Games at the Internet Movie Database
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