Escape to Athena
1979 · Movie · PG · 125 min · ★ 5.7 · 38% critics
On a Greek island during World War II, prisoners at a German-run camp plan a risky escape. Their bid for freedom becomes tangled with a search for hidden treasure high in a mountain monastery, mixing wartime adventure with a lighter, caper-style tone.
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-05-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (131 votes)
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like breezy, old-school wartime adventures with scenic locations, action, and a playful caper vibe, a bit like Shout at the Devil; Not for you if you want a serious, grounded war drama.
Pros: scenic Greek setting; energetic action scenes; fun all-star cast | Cons: uneven tone; thin, implausible story; hit-or-miss comedy
Themes
- island
- escape
- world war ii
- prisoner of war
- greece
- archaeologist
- 1940s
Cast & crew
Roger Moore
as Otto Hecht
Telly Savalas
as Zeno
David Niven
as Professor Blake
Stefanie Powers
as Dottie Del Mar
Claude Cardinale
as Eleana
Richard Roundtree
as Nat Judson
Sonny Bono
as Bruno Rotelli
Elliott Gould
as Charlie
Anthony Valentine
as Volkmann
Siegfried Rauch
as Braun
Directed by George P. Cosmatos