When East German Eric Brogar wins a gold medal in the pentathlon, he escapes to freedom in the west with the help of a beautiful American athlete. But his demanding coach, Heinrich Mueller vows revenge and Eric's best friend and his father pay the ultimate price for his freedom when they are killed by the Secret Police. In Los Angeles, Eric starts to train for the gold again. But when Mueller comes to America, Eric must win the most deadly game of all… the fight for his life.
Unfortunately the movie Pentathlon is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Bruce Malmuth | Director |
| Writing | William Stadiem | Story |
| Writing | Bruce Malmuth | Story |
| Writing | William Stadiem | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gary T. McDonald | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gary DeVore | Screenplay |
| Crew | Danny Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Erik Rondell | Stunts |
| Crew | Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Directing | Buddy Joe Hooker | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Martin E. Caan | Producer |
| Production | Jason Clark | Co-Producer |
| Production | Deborah Gilels | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dolph Lundgren | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rob Stull | Associate Producer |
| Production | Carol H. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ronna B. Wallace | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mikela Walter | Associate Producer |
| Sound | David Spear | Music |
| Editing | Joseph Gutowski | Editor |
| Editing | Richard Nord | Editor |
| Production | Rick Montgomery | Casting |
| Production | Dan Parada | Casting |
| Art | Jaymes Hinkle | Production Design |
| Art | David W. Ford | Art Direction |
| Art | Tom Craig | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandra Welker | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Voni Hinkle | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Douglas Noe | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Parker Sanders | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Mark R. Byers | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Mikhail Suslov | Director of Photography |
