Sporting Chance (1975): Cast
Sporting Chance is a 1975 action comedy directed by Peter Medak and Val Guest, starring Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde, Roger Moore and Lois Maxwell. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Directors
- Peter Medak and Val Guest
- Original language
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English - Studio
- ITC Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sporting Chance About?
The premise of Sporting Chance without spoilers.
When the mob moves to rig high‑speed racing, Wilde and his teammate Sinclair find the exhilarating sport turning deadly. As Wilde battles the criminal scheme, he becomes entangled with a seductive figure called Lady Luck and a shadowy ring of communist assassins, forcing him into a perilous fight for survival.
Sporting Chance Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- playboy
- spy
- soviet spy
- communist
- conspiracy
- gentleman
- racing
- formula 1
- cooking
- threatened with a gun
- based on tv series
- secret agent
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- car bomb
- disguise
- female spy
- police
- pinball machine
- apartment
- beach
- inspector
- train
- private investigation
- female mob boss
- experimental engine
- fixed race
- london england
- bribe
- small coffin
- fistfight
- piano music
- journalist
- death threat
- goon
- buddy movie
- racecar driver
- independent film
Sporting Chance Cast & Characters
Tony Curtis leads the cast as Danny Wilde, with Roger Moore as Lord Brett Sinclair and Lois Maxwell as Louise. Directed by Peter Medak and Val Guest; 22 actors are credited in all.
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Co-director Peter Medak - Co-director Val Guest
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Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde -
Roger Moore as Lord Brett Sinclair -
Lois Maxwell as Louise -
Richard Vernon as Sir Maxwell Dean
Also Starring in Sporting Chance
· 18 more- Sam Kydd Dwyer
- Patrick Jordan Pelli
- Ed Devereaux Ryker
- Sean Lynch Yates
- Donald Pickering Lyndon
- John Cairney The Jenkin Brothers
- Peter Forbes-Robertson Inspector Lagford
- Dudley Foster Heather
- Jenny Hanley Magda
- David Neal Jerry Sandford
- Maxwell Shaw Vine
- Patrick Connor Train Guard
- Kit Taylor Croupier
- Christopher Coll London Agent
- Tim Goodman Webster
- Tim Barret John Radcliffe
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- Helena Ross Joe
- Russ Henderson Sam
More from Peter Medak and Val Guest
More films directed by Peter Medak and Val Guest, best-rated first: The Ghost of Peter Sellers, The Changeling, The Krays and Zorro: The Gay Blade.
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Sporting Chance FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Sporting Chance, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sporting Chance?
Sporting Chance runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Sporting Chance released?
Sporting Chance was released in 1975.
Who directed Sporting Chance?
Sporting Chance was directed by Peter Medak and Val Guest.
More films by Peter Medak Who is in the cast of Sporting Chance?
Sporting Chance stars Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde, Roger Moore as Lord Brett Sinclair and Lois Maxwell as Louise, among 22 credited actors.
Does Sporting Chance have a post-credit scene?
No. Sporting Chance has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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