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Escape to Athena( 1979)

TV-MAAdventureComedyWar
57%
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Roger Moore

      Otto Hecht

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      Telly Savalas

      Zeno

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      David Niven

      Professor Blake

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      Stefanie Powers

      Dottie Del Mar

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      Claudia Cardinale

      Eleana

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      Richard Roundtree

      Nat Judson

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      Sonny Bono

      Bruno Rotelli

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      Elliott Gould

      Charlie

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      Anthony Valentine

      Volkmann

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      Siegfried Rauch

      Braun

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      Michael Sheard

      Sergeant Mann

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      Richard Wren

      Reistoffer

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      Philip Locke

      Vogel

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      Steve Ubels

      Lantz

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      Paul Picerni

      Zeno's Man

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      Paul Stassino

      Zeno's Man

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      Manolis Peletis

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      Stassia Stakis

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      Lykourgos Kallergis

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      Lambros Tsangas

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      Mimi Denissi

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      Anne Marie Sten

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      Mary Dracopoulou

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      Elena Secota

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      Vanna Reville

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      William Holden

      POW (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jan 02 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 exc...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

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