Escape to Athena
“The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper... were fighting for what they believed in... Getting rich!”
1979•PG•2h 5m•5.7•Released
AdventureComedyWarAction
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.
Director
George P. Cosmatos
Writer
Richard S. Lochte, Edward Anhalt
Languages
English, German, Greek
Studio
ITC Entertainment
Cast
Roger Moore
Otto Hecht
Telly Savalas
Zeno
David Niven
Professor Blake
Stefanie Powers
Dottie Del Mar
Claude Cardinale
Eleana
Richard Roundtree
Nat Judson
Sonny Bono
Bruno Rotelli
Elliott Gould
Charlie
Anthony Valentine
Volkmann
Siegfried Rauch
Braun
Michael Sheard
Sergeant Mann
Richard Wren
Reistoffer
Philip Locke
Vogel
Steve Ubels
Lantz
Paul Picerni
Zeno's Man
Production
Company
ITC Entertainment
Producer
David Niven Jr.
Producer
Jack Wiener
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