The Birdmen(Movie, 1971)

Name: The Birdmen
Genre: War, Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 1971
Duration: T01:14:00
Rating: 3.9

1h 14min | Genres: War, Drama, History, TV Movie

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 4 votes)

The Birdmen, also known as Escape of the Birdmen and Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen, is a 1971 television film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Doug McClure and René Auberjonois. It was a fictionalized account based on a proposed scheme for prisoners of war to escape from Colditz Castle by a clandestinely constructed glider christened the Colditz Cock. The film appeared on the ABC Movie of the Week on September 18, 1971. The film was shot at Universal Studios Hollywood and released theatrically in several countries. ()

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About The Birdmen

During WWII an American soldier sent to Norway to help with the escape of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. Before they can escape they are captured and sent to a POW prison camp in an alpine castle. Cook must find a way to escape with the scientist before the Gestapo discover the Norwegian's true identity and convinces the other prisoners to build a two person glider in which they plan to escape.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Universal Television, Silverton Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/18/1971 (World premiere: 11/08/1973)

Cast: Doug McClure, René Auberjonois, Richard Basehart, Max Baer, Jr., Chuck Connors, Don Knight, Tom Skerritt

Director: Philip Leacock

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

"Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen"

"Escape of the Birdmen"

Keywords: castle, escape, pow escape, glider

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