Escape to Athena(Movie, 1979)

Name: Escape to Athena
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Released: 1979
Duration: T02:5:00
Rating: 2.8

2h 5min | Genres: Adventure, Comedy, War

Rating: 2.8/5 (with 42 votes)

Escape to Athena is a 1979 British adventure comedy war film directed by George P. Cosmatos. It stars Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree, Sonny Bono and Elliott Gould. The film is set during the Second World War on a German-occupied Greek island. The music was composed by Lalo Schifrin. It was filmed on location on the island of Rhodes. ()

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About Escape to Athena

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.

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Trailer for Escape to Athena + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Shot in: Greece

Plays in: Greece

Made by: Incorporated Television Company

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 05/21/1979

Cast: Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree, Sonny Bono, Elliott Gould, Siegfried Rauch, Michael Sheard, Philip Locke, Paul Picerni, William Holden

Director: George P. Cosmatos

Producer: Lew Grade, David Niven, Jr.

Screenwriter: Edward Anhalt, George P. Cosmatos

Film Editor: Ralph Kemplen

Director of Photography: Gilbert Taylor

Composer: Barry Blue

Costume designer: Yvonne Blake

Production Designer: John Graysmark

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Útěk do Atén"

"Útěk na Athénu"

"Szökjünk Athénba"

"Flukten til Athena"

Keywords: island, prisoner of war, escape, world war ii, greece, 1940s, archaeologist

Budget: 10,000,000 USD

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Escape to Athena(Movie, 1979)

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