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        Escape to Athena
        5.7
        (107 votes)

        Escape to Athena

        1979
        Adventure
        Comedy
        War
        2 hr 5 min

        Overview

        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.

        Creators

        Director
        George P. Cosmatos
        Screenplay
        Edward Anhalt
        Screenplay
        Richard S. Lochte
        Escape to Athena

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Roger Moore
        Roger Moore
        Otto Hecht
        Telly Savalas
        Telly Savalas
        Zeno
        David Niven
        David Niven
        Professor Blake
        Stefanie Powers
        Stefanie Powers
        Dottie Del Mar
        Claudia Cardinale
        Claudia Cardinale
        Eleana
        Richard Roundtree
        Richard Roundtree
        Nat Judson
        Sonny Bono
        Sonny Bono
        Bruno Rotelli
        Elliott Gould
        Elliott Gould
        Charlie
        Anthony Valentine
        Anthony Valentine
        Volkmann
        Siegfried Rauch
        Siegfried Rauch
        Braun
        Michael Sheard
        Michael Sheard
        Sergeant Mann
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (21/05/1979)
        Original language
        English
        Country
        Production company
        🏝️Island
        🏃‍♂️Escape
        🎖World War II
        Prisoner of war
        Greece
        🏺Archaeologist
        1940s
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