A Game of Death
1945 film by Robert Wise
- November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23) (U.S.[1])
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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.
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 (Also in archive footage from The Most Dangerous Game, in which he appeared as "Ivan".)
- Edmund Glover as Quartermaster (uncredited)
Production
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.
References
- ^ "A Game of Death: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Of Local Origin - The New York Times. November 20, 1945: 18.
- ^ Screen News; Karloff Will Continue 'Horror' Roles at RKO Of Local Origin. The New York Times. January 18, 1945: 15.
- ^ News of the Screen: Bogart and Stanwyck Will Star in 'Fountainhead'-- 'Moscow Skies' Due at the Stanley Today. The New York Times. January 20, 1945: 16.
External links
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Films directed by Robert Wise
- The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
- Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
- The Body Snatcher (1945)
- A Game of Death (1945)
- Criminal Court (1946)
- Born to Kill (1947)
- Mystery in Mexico (1948)
- Blood on the Moon (1948)
- The Set-Up (1949)
- Two Flags West (1950)
- Three Secrets (1950)
- The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- The Captive City (1952)
- Something for the Birds (1952)
- Destination Gobi (1953)
- The Desert Rats (1953)
- So Big (1953)
- Executive Suite (1954)
- Helen of Troy (1956)
- Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
- This Could Be the Night (1957)
- Until They Sail (1957)
- Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
- I Want to Live! (1958)
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
- West Side Story (1961)
- Two for the Seesaw (1962)
- The Haunting (1963)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- The Sand Pebbles (1966)
- Star! (1968)
- The Andromeda Strain (1971)
- Two People (1973)
- The Hindenburg (1975)
- Audrey Rose (1977)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
- Rooftops (1989)
- A Storm in Summer (2000, TV film)
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