André the Giant (film)
| André the Giant | |
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| Written by | Simon Pummell | 
| Directed by | Jason Hehir | 
| Music by | Thomas Caffey | 
| Country of origin | United States | 
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| Producers | Bill Simmons Matt Maxson Jacob Rogal Rick Bernstein  | 
| Editor | Harris Mendheim | 
| Running time | 85 minutes | 
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| Network | HBO | 
| Release | April 10, 2018 | 
André the Giant is a 2018 American documentary film based on the life of French professional wrestler and actor André René Roussimoff, best known as André the Giant. The documentary covers André's life with gigantism. The film features professional wrestlers and media personalities such as Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Pat Patterson, Tim White, Ric Flair, Dave Meltzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Crystal as well as family members discussing André's life.
André the Giant was released on HBO on April 10, 2018. The film was executively produced by Janine Marmot and Bill Simmons, who had been interested in creating a documentary on André previously. The documentary was slated as focusing on his "upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE and his forays in the entertainment world".