Film record

The Cannonball Run

1981Feature film95 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English · Japanese · Arabic
Genres
action comedy film · road movie · sport film

Credits

Cinematography

Michael C. Butler — Cinematography

Direction

Hal Needham — Directing

Editing

Donn Cambern — Editing

Music

Al Capps — Music composition

Cast

Burt Reynolds — Acting
Roger Moore — Acting
Farrah Fawcett — Acting
Dean Martin — Acting
Sammy Davis Jr. — Acting
Dom DeLuise — Acting
Jamie Farr — Acting
Adrienne Barbeau — Acting
Jackie Chan — Acting
Peter Fonda — Acting
Bianca Jagger — Acting
Rick Aviles — Acting
Tara Buckman — Acting
John Fiedler — Acting
Fred Smith — Acting
John Megna — Acting
Hal Needham — Acting
Valerie Perrine — Acting
Jack Elam — Acting
George Furth — Acting
Molly Picon — Acting
Mel Tillis — Acting
Robert Tessier — Acting
Michael Hui — Acting
Terry Bradshaw — Acting

Production

Albert S. Ruddy — Production
Raymond Chow — Executive production
Raymond Chow — Production

Writing

Brock Yates — Screenwriting
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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
19 Jun 1981Checked 17 Sep 2026
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