The Greatest Man in the World Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the president and a few high officials know just what sort of a man their hero was. Details Casts Title The Greatest Man in the World Release Date 1958-11-09 Runtime 00 Hours 57 Minutes Genres Drama TV Movie Production Companies Unknown Production Countries United Kingdom Donald Pleasence... US President... Patrick McGoohan... Jack 'Pal' Smurch... Wensley Pithey... Frank Evans... Jon Sullivan... Peter Hunter... William Hutt... General Galway... Gerry Wilmot... Robert P. Darrow...