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Escape to Athena

  • 5.7 /10

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Plot

During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.

Cast

Roger Moore as Otto Hecht
Roger Moore

as Otto Hecht

Telly Savalas as Zeno
Telly Savalas

as Zeno

David Niven as Professor Blake
David Niven

as Professor Blake

Stefanie Powers as Dottie Del Mar
Stefanie Powers

as Dottie Del Mar

Claudia Cardinale as Eleana
Richard Roundtree as Nat Judson
Richard Roundtree

as Nat Judson

Sonny Bono as Bruno Rotelli
Sonny Bono

as Bruno Rotelli

Elliott Gould as Charlie
Elliott Gould

as Charlie

Anthony Valentine as Volkmann
Anthony Valentine

as Volkmann

Siegfried Rauch as Braun
Siegfried Rauch

as Braun

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 21, 1979

Production Companies

  • ITC Entertainment

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 2.08 hrs

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I can just imagine Telly Savalas getting a few of his pals around a table for some ouzo on the rocks and suggesting they set a comedy-adventure film on a Greek island so they can all get a tan whilst he exudes his obvious pride in his homeland. Luckily, David Niven's experiences at cirrhosis-by-the-sea made him ideally qualified to take part and Roger Moore was also up for something shaken not st…