The World's Greatest Athlete

1973 film by Robert Scheerer
Movie film Q303474
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The World's Greatest Athlete

Summary

The World's Greatest Athlete is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (590 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The World's Greatest Athlete's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The World's Greatest Athlete was directed by Robert Scheerer[4].
  • Gerald Gardner wrote the screenplay for The World's Greatest Athlete[5].
  • The World's Greatest Athlete's composer is recorded as Marvin Hamlisch[6].
  • The World's Greatest Athlete's genre is comedy film[7].
  • The World's Greatest Athlete's genre is athletics film[8].
  • The World's Greatest Athlete's genre is family film[9].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was John Amos[10].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Roscoe Lee Browne[11].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Tim Conway[12].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Dayle Haddon[13].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Jan-Michael Vincent[14].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Bill Toomey[15].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Billy De Wolfe[16].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Clarence Muse[17].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Dick Wilson[18].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Frank Gifford[19].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was John Lupton[20].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Leon Askin[21].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Nancy Walker[22].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Philip Ahn[23].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Sarah Selby[24].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Virginia Capers[25].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Vito Scotti[26].
  • A cast member of The World's Greatest Athlete was Don Pedro Colley[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The World's Greatest Athlete was produced by Bill Walsh[28]. It was directed by Robert Scheerer[4]. Gerald Gardner wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include John Amos[10], Roscoe Lee Browne[11], Tim Conway[12], Dayle Haddon[13], Jan-Michael Vincent[14], and Bill Toomey[15].

Publication

Publication dates include February 4, 1973[29], February 14, 1973[30], July 20, 1973[31], August 19, 1973[32], September 27, 1973[33], and October 4, 1973[34]. The original language of The World's Greatest Athlete was English[35]. Genres include comedy film[7], athletics film[8], and family film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Why It Matters

The World's Greatest Athlete ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (590 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1973-02-04T00:00:00Z, +1973-02-14T00:00:00Z, +1973-07-20T00:00:00Z +10
    Screenwriter Gerald Gardner
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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