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Escape to Athena (1979)
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6 June 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper, were fighting for what they believed in. Getting rich!Plot:
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a greek island are trying to escape. They don't want only their freedom... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Why does everyone hate this film? moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Roger Moore | ... | Major Otto Hecht |
 | Telly Savalas | ... | Zeno |
 | David Niven | ... | Professor Blake |
 | Claudia Cardinale | ... | Eleana |
 | Stefanie Powers | ... | Dottie Del Mar |
 | Richard Roundtree | ... | Nat Judson |
| Sonny Bono | ... | Bruno Rotelli |
 | Elliott Gould | ... | Charlie |
 | Anthony Valentine | ... | SS Major Volkmann |
| Siegfried Rauch | ... | Braun |
| Michael Sheard | ... | Sergeant Mann |
| Richard Wren | ... | Reistoffer |
| Philip Locke | ... | Vogel |
| Steve Ubels | ... | Lantz |
| Paul Picerni |
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125 min | Sweden:119 min | Argentina:120 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Norway:16 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) | USA:PGFun Stuff
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The cameo appearance by William Holden as a cigar-smoking POW was an in-joke reference to Holden's starring role in Stalag 17 (1953) 25 years earlier. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: A control room could not survive with an open window immediately behind a launching rocket. moreSoundtrack:
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No one likes this film. Why not? It is a remarkably good film, with an excellent cast. Telly Savalas seems to be remarkably at home in this film; he is very natural. I also think that it is good to see David Niven in a different setting to his usual role as the English gentlemen. However, Roger Moore's German accent is appalling. The character of Charlie is also well imagined, and the motorcycling stunts are first class. There are some great one-liners: "I think your defection to the Allies must be taken as something of a mixed message." And did I mention the soundtrack from Heatwave (at the end of the film) ...