A Game of Death
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
Edmund Glover as Quartermaster (uncredited)

Production
The film was originally called The Most Dangerous Game. Audrey Long was signed in January 1945, and Edgar Garrier joined shortly afterward. The film uses outtakes from RKO's 1932 production of The Most Dangerous Game with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray. References

External links

Review of film at Variety

1945 films
1945 adventure films
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
Films based on The Most Dangerous Game
Films directed by Robert Wise
Films set on fictional islands
RKO Pictures films
Films based on thriller novels
American adventure films
Films scored by Paul Sawtell
1940s American films