The 500 Pound Jerk

Duration: 73 min

Release date: 1973-01-02

IMDB

An advertising man's dream of turning a huge hillbilly into an Olympic weightlifting champion is set back when the hillbilly falls for a Russian gymnast.

Comedy Drama TV Movie

The 500 Pound Jerk

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James Franciscus

James Franciscus

as Gil Davenport

as Hughie Rae Feather

as Howard Cosell

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

as Martin Bloore

Claudia Butenuth

Claudia Butenuth

Heinz Viertaler

Heinz Viertaler

as John Akii-Bua (uncredited)

Heide Rosendahl

Heide Rosendahl

as Heide Rosendahl (uncredited)

as Günter Zahn (uncredited)

as Mark Spitz (uncredited)

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William Kronick

William Kronick

James S. Henerson

James S. Henerson

Herbert Raditschnig

Herbert Raditschnig

Director of Photography

Otto Pischinger

Otto Pischinger

David L. Wolper

David L. Wolper

Executive Producer

James T. Heckert

James T. Heckert

Vladimír Vízner

Vladimír Vízner

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