A Game of Death is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Robert Wise and starring John Loder and Audrey Long. It is a remake of Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game" about a madman who hunts human prey on his island. In the original story and in the 1932 film adaptation, the madman is Russian, but in the 1945 version, he is German.
Cast John Loder as Don Rainsford Audrey Long as Ellen Trowbridge Edgar Barrier as Erich Kreiger Russell Wade as Robert Trowbridge Russell Hicks as Mr. Whitney Jason Robards Sr. as The Captain Noble Johnson as Carib (Also in archive footage from The Most Dangerous Game, in which he appeared as "Ivan".) Edmund Glover as Quartermaster (uncredited)
Production The film was originally called The Most Dangerous Game.Of Local Origin - The New York Times. November 20, 1945: 18. Audrey Long was signed in January 1945,Screen News; Karloff Will Continue 'Horror' Roles at RKO Of Local Origin. The New York Times. January 18, 1945: 15. and Edgar Barrier joined shortly afterward.News of the Screen: Bogart and Stanwyck Will Star in 'Fountainhead'-- 'Moscow Skies' Due at the Stanley Today. The New York Times. January 20, 1945: 16. The film uses outtakes from RKO's 1932 production of The Most Dangerous Game with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray.
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Review of film at Variety