Main Cast: Michael Crawford, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Aznavour, Jeremy Kemp, Elaine Taylor
Release Year: 1970
Country: US/UK
Run Time: 97 minutes
Plot
Not to be confused with the 1966 Diabolique rip-off Games, 1970's The Games is set during the Rome Olympics. The film zeroes in on four contestants in the 26-mile marathon race: Briton Michael Crawford, American Ryan O'Neal, Czech Charles Aznavour and Australian Athol Compton. Scenes of the grueling training sessions are placed in context with the personal dramas of the four men. Crawford is being driven to the breaking point by trainer Stanley Baker, O'Neal is suffering from a dangerous heart condition, Aznavour is past forty but obliged to compete by his government, and Compton is an Aborigine fighting a lifelong battle against prejudice. Eric Segal, himself an avid runner adapted the screenplay of The Games from the novel by Hugh Atkinson. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Fred Carter - Art Director, Roy Stannard - Art Director, Albert Witherick - Art Director, Michael Dryhurst - First Assistant Director, Michael Winner - Director, Bernard Gribble - Editor, Francis Lai - Composer (Music Score), Robert Paynter - Cinematographer, Clifton Brandon - Production Manager, Lester Linsk - Producer, Hugh Strain - Sound/Sound Designer, Brian Marshall - Sound/Sound Designer, Erich Segal - Screenwriter, Hugh Atkinson - Book Author
