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Viva Knievel! (1977) More at IMDbPro »

• The more difficult stunts in the film were performed by stunt man Gary Lee Davis, though that fact was kept under wraps during the original release of the film.
  
  
• Disaster film producer Irwin Allen was a silent partner on this venture. He lent his entire production team to 'Viva Knievel' as a 'thank you' to the producers of the film who - in the past - had assisted Allen in securing financing for The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974).
  
  
• Silent partner 'Irwin Allen' ended up directing 80 percent of this movie after Director Gordon Douglas became ill early in the production.
  
  

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