Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
Release: 1979-05-21
·Runtime: 125m
·★ 5.7
Adventure
Comedy
War
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
ITC Entertainment
Trailers & Videos
Cast
David Niven
as Professor Blake
Michael Sheard
as Sergeant Mann
Stefanie Powers
as Dottie Del Mar
Anthony Valentine
as Volkmann
Siegfried Rauch
as Braun
Philip Locke
as Vogel
Paul Stassino
as Zeno's Man
Telly Savalas
as Zeno
Claudia Cardinale
as Eleana
Elliott Gould
as Charlie
Lykourgos Kallergis
Mimi Denissi
Roger Moore
as Otto Hecht
Richard Roundtree
as Nat Judson
Sonny Bono
as Bruno Rotelli
Paul Picerni
as Zeno's Man
William Holden
as POW (uncredited)
Crew
Tracey Eddon
Stunt Double
David Niven Jr.
Producer
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
Yvonne Blake
Costume Design
Arlene Phillips
Choreographer
George P. Cosmatos
Director, Story
Derek Cracknell
Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Edward Anhalt
Screenplay