Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
The World's Greatest Athlete has generally received mixed reviews.
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The World's Greatest Athlete was released in 1973 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 8 reviews, giving The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) an average rating of 48%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The World's Greatest Athlete a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 48%, The World's Greatest Athlete is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1973, which stands at 59%.
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