The Challenge

Feb 10, 1970

1h 14m

★ 6.0

Overview

All-out war between the United States and an Asian country is averted when the two sides agree to settle their differences by each choosing a single soldier as champion and having the two men fight to the death on an isolated island.

Genres

War

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television

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Cast

Jacob Gallery

Darren McGavin

Gen. Lewis Meyers

Broderick Crawford

Overman

James Whitmore

Lyman George

Skip Homeier

Dr. Nagy

Paul Lukas

Bryant

Sam Elliott

Yuro

Mako

Clarence Opano

Adolph Caesar

Swiss Official

Andre Philippe

Sarah

Arianne Ulmer

Scientist

Davis Roberts

Defense Secretary

Byron Morrow

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