

The Challenge
1970-02-10 · 74 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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- Directors
- George McCowan
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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Darren McGavinJacob Gallery
Broderick CrawfordGen. Lewis Meyers
James WhitmoreOverman
Skip HomeierLyman George
Paul LukasDr. Nagy
Sam ElliottBryant
MakoYuro
Adolph CaesarClarence Opano
Davis RobertsScientist
Byron MorrowDefense Secretary
Bill ZuckertArmy Colonel
Gene LeBellKarate Instructor
Garry WalbergSubmarine Captain
Bill QuinnMarine ColonelTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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