The Games (film)

The Games (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Games


caption = Promotional poster for the film
director = Michael Winner
producer = Lester Linsk
writer = Erich Segal
starring = Michael Crawford
Ryan O'Neal
Charles Aznavour
Athol Compton
John Allen
music = Francis Lai
cinematography = Robert Paynter
editing = Bernard Gribble
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = flagicon|UK July 9, 1970
flagicon|US August 7, 1970
runtime = 100 min.
country = UK
language = English
amg_id = 1:92652
imdb_id = 0065757

"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.

Trivia

Thousands of life-sized dummies were placed in the stadium's seats to simulate vast crowds of people.

External links

*imdb title|id=0065757|title=The Games


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