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1945 film by Robert Wise For works with similar titles, see Game of Death (disambiguation).

A Game of Death
Theatrical release poster
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.)
Running time	72 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

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. Audrey Long was signed in January 1945, and Edgar Garrier joined shortly afterward. 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

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

v t e 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)

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)

v t e Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game
Films	The Most Dangerous Game (1932) A Game of Death (1945) Run for the Sun (1956) Bloodlust! (1961) Confessions of a Psycho Cat (1968) The Woman Hunt (1973) Turkey Shoot (1982) Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987) Deadly Prey (1988) Death Ring (1992) Hard Target (1993) Surviving the Game (1994) The Pest (1997) The Condemned (2007) The Tournament (2009) The Most Dangerous Game (2022)
Television	"Captive Pursuit" "Treehouse of Horror XVI" "Homecoming" "The Vacation Goo" "Murder Family" Most Dangerous Game (2020–2023)
Related	Zodiac Killer Savages (1974) Ultimate X-Men: "The Most Dangerous Game" (2005)

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