A Game of Death

For works with similar titles, see Game of Death (disambiguation).

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.

A Game of Death
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Wise
Written by	Norman Houston
Based on	"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
Produced by	Herman Schlom
Starring	John Loder
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	J.R. Whittredge
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23) (U.S.[1])
Running time	72 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[2] Audrey Long was signed in January 1945,^[3] and Edgar Barrier joined shortly afterward.^[4] The film uses outtakes from RKO's 1932 production of The Most Dangerous Game with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray.