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AdventureComedyWar

Escape to Athena

- The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper... were fighting for what they believed in... Getting rich!

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.

Release Date : 1979-05-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ITC Entertainment

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Roger Moore

Character Name : Otto Hecht

Original Name : Roger Moore

Gender : Male

Telly Savalas

Character Name : Zeno

Original Name : Telly Savalas

Gender : Male

David Niven

Character Name : Professor Blake

Original Name : David Niven

Gender : Male

Stefanie Powers

Character Name : Dottie Del Mar

Original Name : Stefanie Powers

Gender : Female

Claudia Cardinale

Character Name : Eleana

Original Name : Claudia Cardinale

Gender : Female

Richard Roundtree

Character Name : Nat Judson

Original Name : Richard Roundtree

Gender : Male

Sonny Bono

Character Name : Bruno Rotelli

Original Name : Sonny Bono

Gender : Male

Elliott Gould

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Elliott Gould

Gender : Male

Anthony Valentine

Character Name : Volkmann

Original Name : Anthony Valentine

Gender : Male

Siegfried Rauch

Character Name : Braun

Original Name : Siegfried Rauch

Gender : Male

Michael Sheard

Character Name : Sergeant Mann

Original Name : Michael Sheard

Gender : Male

Richard Wren

Character Name : Reistoffer

Original Name : Richard Wren

Gender : Male

Philip Locke

Character Name : Vogel

Original Name : Philip Locke

Gender : Male

Steve Ubels

Character Name : Lantz

Original Name : Steve Ubels

Gender : Male

Paul Picerni

Character Name : Zeno's Man

Original Name : Paul Picerni

Gender : Male

Paul Stassino

Character Name : Zeno's Man

Original Name : Paul Stassino

Gender : Male

Manolis Peletis

Character Name :

Original Name : Manolis Peletis

Gender : Male

Stassia Stakis

Character Name :

Original Name : Stassia Stakis

Gender : Male

Lykourgos Kallergis

Character Name :

Original Name : Λυκούργος Καλλέργης

Gender : Male

Lambros Tsangas

Character Name :

Original Name : Lambros Tsangas

Gender : Male

Mimi Denissi

Character Name :

Original Name : Μιμή Ντενίση

Gender : Female

Anne Marie Sten

Character Name :

Original Name : Anne Marie Sten

Gender : Male

Mary Dracopoulou

Character Name :

Original Name : Mary Dracopoulou

Gender : Male

Elena Secota

Character Name :

Original Name : Elena Secota

Gender : Female

Vanna Reville

Character Name :

Original Name : Vanna Reville

Gender : Male

William Holden

Character Name : POW (uncredited)

Original Name : William Holden

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-02

I can just imagine Telly Savalas getting a few of his pals around a table for some ouzo on the rocks and suggesting they set a comedy-adventure film on a Greek island so they can all get a tan whilst he exudes his obvious pride in his homeland. Luckily, David Niven's experiences at cirrhosis-by-the-sea made him ideally qualified to take part and Roger Moore was also up for something shaken not stirred, so off to Rhodes they all went, bringing along Stefanie Powers and Elliott Gould for some extra international box office. Niven is an archeology professor; Moore the commandant of an open-air excavation/prison and their host is a local freedom fighter determined not just to get shot of the Nazis, but to prevent the looting of some ancient Byzantine treasures reputedly being hidden by the monks in a mountaintop monastery. "Dane" (Gould) and the temptress "Dottie Del Mar" (Powers) are on an USO tour when their plane is shot down and so she takes to doing the troop-entertaining while her more "greedy than suspicious" pal sets about helping stoke the fires of a coup! This is all light-hearted and engaging stuff with everyone looking like they are enjoying themselves, some stunning photography of the island - how did they ever manage to build a monetary like that? There's loads of over-acting, thick accents and Michael Sheard (after he'd been strangled by "Darth Vader") seems to have found his feet as a scene-stealing sergeant. Lalo Schifrin's score tries it's best to emulate the "Zorba" style theme of Mikis Theodorakis and on the whole I did quite enjoy their daft seaside escapades.