The Greatest Man in the World

Name: The Greatest Man in the World
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1980-02-18
Duration: 51 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Reed Birney, Sudie Bond, Howard Da Silva

TV Movie
1980
Not Rated
51m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

YOUR RATING

Comedy

This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--with his own unique ways of conserving fu... Read allThis version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--with his own unique ways of conserving fuel and energy.This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--with his own unique ways of conserving fuel and energy.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

YOUR RATING

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michaeljcarey, thanks for making those corrections to the cast and characters of The Greatest Man in the World. I read the first comment (Smidgeon-as-Smurch)and was momentarily befuddled; having seen this movie when it was originally on TV, I remember very well Brad Davis's performance as the non-PC hero Smurch.

I was happy to find this on Netflix...it's just as funny 28 years later! Today, of course, his transgressions of drinking, having a girlfriend, and coming from the wrong background may not even considered transgressions,and would probably be given a positive spin in the tabloids and other press.