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Escape to Athena (1979)

21/05/1979 (GB)Adventure, Comedy, War2h 5m
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The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper... were fighting for what they believed in... Getting rich!

Overview

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.

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    1. Roger Moore

      Roger Moore

      Otto Hecht

    2. Telly Savalas

      Telly Savalas

      Zeno

    3. David Niven

      David Niven

      Professor Blake

    4. Stefanie Powers

      Stefanie Powers

      Dottie Del Mar

    5. Claudia Cardinale

      Claudia Cardinale

      Eleana

    6. Richard Roundtree

      Richard Roundtree

      Nat Judson

    7. Sonny Bono

      Sonny Bono

      Bruno Rotelli

    8. Elliott Gould

      Elliott Gould

      Charlie

    9. Anthony Valentine

      Anthony Valentine

      Volkmann

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jan 2, 2025

    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 stirred, so off to Rhodes they all went, bringing along Stefanie Powers and Elliott Gould for some extra international box office. Niven is an archeology professor; Moore the commandant of an open-air ex...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • island
    • escape
    • world war ii
    • prisoner of war
    • greece
    • archaeologist
    • 1940s