Escape to Athena (1979)
The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper, were fighting for what they believed in. Getting rich!
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.
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Roger MooreOtto Hecht
Telly SavalasZeno
David NivenProfessor Blake
Stefanie PowersDottie Del Mar
Claudia CardinaleEleana
Richard RoundtreeNat Judson
Sonny BonoBruno Rotelli
Elliott GouldCharlie
Anthony ValentineVolkmann
Siegfried RauchBraun
Michael SheardSergeant MannRichard WrenReistofferKeywords
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Genre affinityComedy · Adventure · WarTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Escape · IslandDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityWar · World War Ii · Prisoner Of WarDirector preference67524Actor preference136164 · 148 · 278027
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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.
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Escape to Athena has a runtime of 125 minutes.
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