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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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