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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 ...
- July 22, 1982
- BBC Drama Group, Primetime Television Ltd.
- George Schaefer
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt (novel), James Yaffe
The Deadly Game: Directed by Daniel Birt. With Lloyd Bridges, Finlay Currie, Maureen Swanson, Simone Silva. An American on vacation in Spain gets mixed up with a smuggling ring.
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- Crime, Drama
- Daniel Birt
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Jul 22, 1982 · The Deadly Game: Directed by George Schaefer. With George Segal, Trevor Howard, Robert Morley, Emlyn Williams. Retired Lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting, defending and judging a hapless traveler.
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- George Schaefer
- 1982-07-22
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The Deadly Game 1982 1h 44m Drama List. Reviews Four elderly men of law make a stranded salesman (George Segal) comfortable, then place him on trial for murder. Read More Read Less. Audience ...
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