Escape to Athena (1979)

Directed by

George P. Cosmatos

Genre

action film, war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 132 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

It is a war comedy set on a Greek island during World War II. A group of Allied prisoners and local resistance fighters try to outwit the German forces and recover a valuable artifact.

lightheartedplayfulaction-packedwartimecomicadventurousbreezyfun

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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