Escape to Athena
5.7
“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.
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Cast
26 people
Roger Moore
Otto Hecht
Known for
Live and Let Die
The Quest
Telly Savalas
Zeno
Known for
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Kelly's Heroes
David Niven
Professor Blake
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
Stefanie Powers
Dottie Del Mar
Known for
Hart to Hart
Herbie Rides Again
Claudia Cardinale
Eleana
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
8½
Richard Roundtree
Nat Judson
Known for
Se7en
Shaft
Sonny Bono
Bruno Rotelli
Known for
Hairspray
Airplane II: The Sequel
Elliott Gould
Charlie
Known for
American History X
Ocean's Eleven
Anthony Valentine
Volkmann
Known for
Masada
To the Devil a Daughter
Siegfried Rauch
Braun
Known for
Le Mans
The Big Red One
Michael Sheard
Sergeant Mann
Known for
Force 10 from Navarone
High Road to China
Richard Wren
Reistoffer
Known for
The Eagle Has Landed
Hammer House of Horror
George P. Cosmatos Director · Edward Anhalt Screenplay Richard S. Lochte Screenplay
Worldwide gross $850K · United States release June 6, 1979 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$850,000
Production
ITC Entertainment
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Greek
Release dates
Denmark · May 21, 1979
Theatrical
United States · June 6, 1979
Theatrical
Australia
October 1, 1979 · Theatrical
Finland
May 21, 1979 · Theatrical
Greece
October 14, 1979 · Theatrical
Norway
May 21, 1979 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 2, 1981 · Theatrical
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