Escape to Athena

May 21, 1979

2h 5m

★ 5.7

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.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

War

Production Companies

ITC Entertainment

Escape to Athena Trailers

Cast

Otto Hecht

Roger Moore

Zeno

Telly Savalas

Professor Blake

David Niven

Dottie Del Mar

Stefanie Powers

Eleana

Claudia Cardinale

Nat Judson

Richard Roundtree

Bruno Rotelli

Sonny Bono

Charlie

Elliott Gould

Volkmann

Anthony Valentine

Braun

Siegfried Rauch

Sergeant Mann

Michael Sheard

Reistoffer

Richard Wren

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