Rent Escape to Athena (1979)
2.9 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 54min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Hitler's plan to loot a treasure-laden island off Greece is underway. A prison camp is built where inmates dig up priceless art under the eye of the Austrian commandant Major Otto Hecht (Roger Moore). Zeno (Telly Savalas), the island's resistance leader and Eleana (Claudia Cardinale) scheme to defeat the occupiers. Leading a group of freedom fighters, they clash with the Nazis as they try to save the lives of condemned prisoners and to save the treasure hidden in the mountaintop monastery
- Actors:
- Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree, Sonny Bono, Elliott Gould, Anthony Valentine, Siegfried Rauch, Michael Sheard, Richard Wren, Philip Locke, Steve Ubels, Paul Picerni, Paul Stassino, Manolis Peletis, Stassia Stakis, Lykourgos Kallergis, Lambros Tsangas
- Directors:
- George P. Cosmatos
- Writers:
- Edward Anhalt, Richard Lochte
- Studio:
- ITV DVD
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films of 1979, WWII Films: Beaches, Oceans and Camps
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/06/2008
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Theatrical trailer
- Cast and Crew interviews
