Movie
Escape to Athena
Action/adventure film with a runtime of 125 minutes, released in 1979. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
George P Cosmatos's wartime thriller is set on an unnamed Greek island governed by German officer Otto Hecht who runs a slack PoW camp where prisoners include Stefanie Powers, David Niven, Richard Roundtree, Sonny Bono and Elliott Gould. The prisoners are charged with identifying and gathering the island's antique treasures for shipment to Germany, but when they come across an invaluable collection, there's a chance to line their own pockets - if they can involve Hecht in their scheme and avoid the attentions of the local upright SS officer. An enjoyable caper movie, very much like Kelly's Heroes but with better weather, the film also stars Telly Savalas as a partisan who offers to help the group, and Claudia Cardinale as a local brothel owner who gets caught up in the plan.
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Cast
- Roger Moore
- Telly Savalas
- David Niven
- Claudia Cardinale
- Richard Roundtree
- Stefanie Powers
- Sonny Bono
- Elliott Gould
- William Holden
- Anthony Valentine
- Siegfried Rauch
- Michael Sheard
- Richard Wren
- Philip Locke
- Steve Ubels
- Elena Secota
- Paul Picerni
- Paul Stassino
- Gilbert Taylor
- Richard S. Locchte
- Ralph Kemplen
- Edward Anhalt
- Yvonne Blake
- Michael Stringer
- John Graysmark
- Colin M. Brewer
- Derek Ball
