Deadly Game (1982 film)

Deadly Game
Directed by George Schaefer
Produced by BBC, HBO
Starring George Segal
Trevor Howard
Robert Morley
Emlyn Williams
Alan Webb
Distributed by HBO
Release dates
United States 1982
Running time
112 min.
Country United States, Great Britain
Language English

Deadly Game is a 1982 television film that premiered on HBO. The intellectual thriller was directed by George Schaefer and adapted from a 1960 play by James Yaffe that was in turn based on a novel by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It stars George Segal as an American tourist traveling in the Swiss Alps who is lured into a dangerous mock trial by retired British lawyers played by Trevor Howard, Robert Morley, and Emlyn Williams.

The film, which was made in London, received critical acclaim.[1] It received the CableACE Award for best single program, along five additional nominations, including ones for the performances of Segal and Howard. The film also served as actor Alan Webb's final screen performance.

Cast

References

  1. Shales, Tom (24 July 1982). "HBO's Grand Game". The Washington Post.

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