Escape to Athena

“The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper... were fighting for what they believed in... Getting rich!”

5.7

1979

2h 5m

AdventureComedyWar

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.

Key Crew

Director

George P. Cosmatos

Producers

David Niven Jr.

Jack Wiener

Writers

Richard S. Lochte

Edward Anhalt

Cinematography

Gilbert Taylor

Music

Lalo Schifrin

Cast (26)

Roger Moore

Otto Hecht

Telly Savalas

Zeno

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