The Games (film)
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Duration Language English | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Sport Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 9 July 1970 (1970-07-09) Cast Similar movies Related Michael Winner movies Tagline The spectacle behind the spectacle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The games
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.
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To simulate vast crowds of people, thousands of life-sized dummies were placed in the stadium's seats.
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Production
Athol Compton was an Aboriginal Australian postman who had never acted before being cast in the film.
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