A Game of Death | |
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Directed by | Robert Wise |
Written by | Norman Houston |
Based on | " The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell |
Produced by | Herman Schlom |
Starring | John Loder |
Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
Edited by | J.R. Whittredge |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Production company | RKO Radio Pictures |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Game of Death is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Robert Wise and starring John Loder and Audrey Long. It is a remake of Richard Connell's 1924 short story " The Most Dangerous Game" about a madman who hunts human prey on his island. In the original story and in the 1932 film adaptation, the madman is Russian, but in the 1945 version, he is German.
The film was originally called The Most Dangerous Game. [2] Audrey Long was signed in January 1945, [3] and Edgar Garrier joined shortly afterward. [4] The film uses outtakes from RKO's 1932 production of The Most Dangerous Game with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray.
A Game of Death | |
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Directed by | Robert Wise |
Written by | Norman Houston |
Based on | " The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell |
Produced by | Herman Schlom |
Starring | John Loder |
Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
Edited by | J.R. Whittredge |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Production company | RKO Radio Pictures |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Game of Death is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Robert Wise and starring John Loder and Audrey Long. It is a remake of Richard Connell's 1924 short story " The Most Dangerous Game" about a madman who hunts human prey on his island. In the original story and in the 1932 film adaptation, the madman is Russian, but in the 1945 version, he is German.
The film was originally called The Most Dangerous Game. [2] Audrey Long was signed in January 1945, [3] and Edgar Garrier joined shortly afterward. [4] The film uses outtakes from RKO's 1932 production of The Most Dangerous Game with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray.