The Deadly Game (1982 film)

The Deadly Game
Genre	Thriller
Based on	A Dangerous Game by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Written by	James Yaffe
Directed by	George Schaefer
Starring	George Segal Trevor Howard Robert Morley Emlyn Williams Alan Webb Lesley Dunlop Brian Croucher Connie Booth
Music by	Elizabeth Parker
Country of origin	United States United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Hillard Elkins Edie Landau Ely A. Landau
Running time	112 minutes
Production companies	BBC Drama Group Primetime Television Ltd.
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	July 22, 1982 (1982-07-22)

The Deadly Game is a 1982 American-British made-for-television thriller 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 the novel A Dangerous Game 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 Swiss lawyers played by Trevor Howard, Robert Morley, and Emlyn Williams.

The film, which was made in London, received critical acclaim. 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

• George Segal as Howard Trapp
• Trevor Howard as Gustave Kummer
• Robert Morley as Emile Carpeau
• Emlyn Williams as Bernard Laroque
• Alan Webb as Joseph Pillet
• Lesley Dunlop as Nicole
• Brian Croucher as Pierre
• Connie Booth as Helen Trapp

See also

• The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)

External links

• The Deadly Game at IMDb
• The Deadly Game at Rotten Tomatoes