The Games
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Winner
Michael Crawford
Stanley Baker
Ryan O'neal
Charles Aznavour
Jeremy Kemp
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Four long distance runners train in different parts of the world for the Olympics in Rome; all are planning to run in the gruelling 26-mile marathon. In England, milkman Harry Hayes trains under his ruthless coach, Bill Oliver, who forces Harry to give up his girl friend Christine. Yale University student Scott Reynolds uses stimulants during a race in Japan despite his heart ailment. Sunny Pintubi, an Australian aborigine under the tutelage of Charlie Gilmour, an unscrupulous promoter and gambler who wagers heavily on Sunny's races, is entered in the Olympics over the protests of the racially prejudiced Australian Olympics Committee. The Czechoslovakian champion, Col. Pavel Vendek, enters the race at the request of his government despite the fact that he is 41 years old. The big race finally takes place, but in extremely hot weather. Reynolds is overcome by the heat and stimulants and runs into a wall; Harry, fiercely driven by Oliver, collapses in exhaustion long before the finish; and Pintubi manages to beat Vendek, the sentimental favorite, and win the gold medal.
Director
Michael Winner
Cast
Michael Crawford
Stanley Baker
Ryan O'neal
Charles Aznavour
Jeremy Kemp
Elaine Taylor
Athol Compton
Fritz Wepper
Kent Smith
Sam Elliott
Reg Lye
Mona Washbourne
Don Newsome
Emmy Werner
Harvey Hall
June Jago
Karel Stepanek
Gwendolyn Watts
John Alkin
Rafer Johnson
Ron Pickering
Adrian Metcalfe
Alexander Werner
Dale Ishimoto
Bob Cunningham
Colin Jeavons
Paddy Webster
Tina Carter
Stephanie Beacham
Basil Dignam
Hugh Mcdermott
Warren Stanhope
Leigh Taylor-young
Crew
Harry Arbour
Ron Beck
Clifton Brandon
Pamela Carlton
Fred Carter
Francesco Cinieri
Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
Michael Dryhurst
Christian Gaubert
Bernard Gribble
Michael Guest
Russ Hill
Stephanie Kaye
Francis Lai
Lester Linsk
Lester Linsk
Mario Mariani
Brian Marshall
Timothy Pitt Miller
Richard Mills
Robert Paynter
Gordon Pirie
Terry Rawlings
Erich Segal
Malcolm Stamp
Roy Stannard
Hugh Strain
Tony Troke
Michael Winner
Albert Witherick
Film Details
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Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed in England, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Australia, and Japan. Opened in London in July 1970.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1970
Released in United States 1970
