| A Game of Death | |
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| Directed by | Robert Wise |
| Written by | Norman Houston |
| Based on | "The Most Dangerous Game" byRichard 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 |
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Running time | 72 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Game of Death is a 1945 Americanadventure film directed byRobert Wise and starringJohn Loder andAudrey Long. It is a remake ofRichard 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 the1932 film adaptation, the madman is Russian, but in the 1945 version, he is German.
The film was originally calledThe Most Dangerous Game.[2] Audrey Long was signed in January 1945,[3] and Edgar Barrier joined shortly afterward.[4] The film uses outtakes from RKO's 1932 production ofThe Most Dangerous Game withJoel McCrea andFay Wray.
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