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The Challenge

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All-out war between the United States and an Asian country is averted when the two sides agree to settle their differences by each choosing a single soldier as champion and having the two men fight to the death on an isolated island.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1970-02-10

Runtime: 74 mins

Director: George McCowan

Writer: Marc Norman

Spoken language: English

Genres: War, Drama, TV Movie

Original title: The Challenge

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television

Production Countries: United States of America

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