A Game of Death is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Robert Wise. It is a remake of Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game", about a madman who hunts human prey on his personal island habitat. It stars John Loder and Audrey Long.[2] In the original story and 1932 movie, the madman is a Russian. In this version the madman is a German.

A Game of Death
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	November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23) (U.S.[1])
Running time	72 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

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
• Edmund Glover as Quartermaster (uncredited)

Production

The film was originally called The Most Dangerous Game.[3] Audrey Long was signed in January 1945.[4] Edgar Garrier joined shortly afterwards.[5] The movie used out-takes from RKO's 1932 production of "The Most Dangerous Game" with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray.

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External links

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• A Game of Death at IMDb
• A Game of Death at the TCM Movie Database
• Review of film at Variety

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