The Challenge

The Challenge (1970)

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.

Erscheinungsdatum
1970-02-10
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (4)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 14 Min.
Genres
Kriegsfilm, Drama, TV-Film
Regie
George McCowan

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

The Challenge is a 1970 made-for-television movie war film starring Darren McGavin and Mako. Director George McCowan chose to hide his involvement by using the pseudonym Alan Smithee. This was the last film appearance of Paul Lukas.

Production

This made-for-television film was made at the height of the Vietnam war. Critic Steven Puchalski suggests the film was an allegory for that conflict. The original director, Joseph Sargent, left the production after conflicts with the producer during editing. George McCowan took over the direction.

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