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Cast

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

Gil Davenport

Alex Karras

Alex Karras

Hughie Rae Feather

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Karen Walsh

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

Martin Bloore

Claudia Butenuth

Claudia Butenuth

Natalya

Rick Parsé

Rick Parsé

Mickey

Heinz Viertaler

Heinz Viertaler

Lermontov

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Glabov

John Akii-Bua

John Akii-Bua

John Akii-Bua (uncredited)

Heide Rosendahl

Heide Rosendahl

Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)

Günter Zahn

Günter Zahn

Günter Zahn (uncredited)

Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz (uncredited)

Crew

William Kronick

William Kronick

Director

James S. Henerson

James S. Henerson

Writer

Stan Margulies

Stan Margulies

Producer

Herbert Raditschnig

Herbert Raditschnig

Director of Photography

Neal Hefti

Neal Hefti

Music

Otto Pischinger

Otto Pischinger

Art Direction

David L. Wolper

David L. Wolper

Executive Producer

James T. Heckert

James T. Heckert

Editor

Walter Mayr

Walter Mayr

Set Decoration

Else Heckmann

Else Heckmann

Costume Design

Vladimir Vizner

Vladimir Vizner

Sound

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The 500 Pound Jerk

19730.0 / 1073 min
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

Overview

An advertising man's dream of turning a huge hillbilly into an Olympic weightlifting champion is set back when the hillbilly falls for a Russian gymnast.