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A Game of Death
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Robert Wise
| producer = Herman Schlom
| writer = Norman Houston
| based_on = "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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| starring = John Loder
| music = Paul Sawtell
| cinematography = J. Roy Hunt
| editing = J.R. Whittredge
| studio = RKO Radio Pictures
| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 72 min.
| country = United States
| language = English
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'A Game of Death' is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Robert Wise. It is a remake of Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game", about a madman who hunts human prey on his personal island habitat. It stars John Loder and Audrey Long. In the original story and 1932 movie, the madman is a Russian. In this version the madman is a German.
Cast
*John Loder as Don Rainsford
*Audrey Long as Ellen Trowbridge
*Edgar Barrier as Erich Kreiger
*Russell Wade as Robert Trowbridge
*Russell Hicks as Mr. Whitney
*Jason Robards Sr. as The Captain
*Noble Johnson as Carib
*Edmund Glover as Quartermaster (uncredited)
Production
The film was originally called 'The Most Dangerous Game'.Of Local Origin
New York Times 20 Nov 1945: 18. Audrey Long was signed in January 1945.SCREEN NEWS: Karloff Will Continue 'Horror' Roles at RKO Of Local Origin
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times 18 Jan 1945: 15. Edgar Garrier joined shortly afterwards.NEWS OF THE SCREEN: Bogart and Stanwyck Will Star in 'Fountainhead'-- 'Moscow Skies' Due at the Stanley Today
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times 20 Jan 1945: 16. The movie used out-takes from RKO's 1932 production of "The Most Dangerous Game" with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray.
References
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