Escape to Athena (1979)

Escape to Athena (1979) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
114 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1979 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
George P. Cosmatos

Written By:
Edward Anhalt
George P. Cosmatos

Actors:
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
Paul Stassino
Manolis Peletis
Stassia Stakis
Lykourgos Kallergis ..... (as Lycourgos Callerghis)
Lambros Tsangas
Mimi Denisi
Anne Marie Sten ..... (as Anne-Marie Sten)
Mary Dracopoulou
Elena Secota ..... Brothel Girl
Gelsomina
William Holden ..... Prisoner smoking a cigar in prison camp (uncredited)
Apostolos Souglakos ..... Soldier (uncredited)

Synopsis:

A battle of action and wits in a World War II prison camp where the Fuhrer's scheme for looting a treasure-laden island off Greece is under way. Prisoners of war labour under the eye of the camp's Austrian Commandment, Major Otto Hecht, as they dig up priceless Greek art. Zeno, the island's resistance leader, and his woman Eleana scheme to defeat the occupiers. Zeno and his men clash with the Germans to save the lives of condemned prisoners and try to locate a submarine oil supply depot. If the Germans are to be defeated, they must also seek and dismantle the communications equipment on Mount Athens which promises a blaze of action...

Roger Moore stars as Major Otto Hecht, an anti-Nazi German who presides over a World War II POW camp. The prisoners, played by such diverse types as Elliott Gould, David Niven, and Sonny Bono, plan an escape with a group of Greek partisans (headed by Telly Savalas). It's not that the POWs are dissatisfied with life behind barbed wire -- it's just that they've been coerced into rescuing valuable art treasures from the Nazis, and there's a possibility of turning a profit!

Set on a German-occupied Greek island during World War II. An English professor and two Americans are prisoners of war working on an archaelogical excavation under the supervision of commandant Major Hecht. When two German officers are killed after a visit to the town brothel, SS Major Volkman suspects the place to be a Resistance base.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 11 July, 2012.

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