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Escape to Athena (1979)

Escape to Athena

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1h 59m

Action, Adventure, Comedy, War

March 9th, 1979

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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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Escape to Athena (1979) (Theatrical Trailer) Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Cast

Roger Moore
Major Otto Hecht
Telly Savalas
Zeno
David Niven
Professor Blake
Stefanie Powers
Dottie Del Mar
Claudia Cardinale
Eleana
Richard Roundtree
Nat Judson
Sonny Bono
Bruno Rotelli
Elliott Gould
Charlie Dane
Anthony Valentine
SS Major Volkmann
Siegfried Rauch
Braun
Full cast & crew

Directors

George P. Cosmatos
Full cast & crew

Producers

Colin M. Brewer
associate producer
Erwin C. Dietrich
producer
(credited on German prints) (uncredited)
Lew Grade
executive producer
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Edward Anhalt
(screenplay) and
Richard S. Lochte
screenplay
Richard S. Lochte
(story) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

An exciting World War II prison camp drama with an all star cast.
Escape to a world of all-star fun and adventure
They were fighting for what they believed in. Getting rich!
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Keywords

soldier
battle
gunfight
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

German
Modern Greek (1453-)
English

Release Dates

July 19th, 1979 (Argentina)
October 1st, 1979 (Australia) theatrical
June 7th, 2004 (Brazil) (DVD premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Escape to Athena (original title)
Escape de Atenas (Argentina) (DVD title)
Escape a Atenas (Argentina)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Acropolis of Lindos, Rhodes, Greece (acheological site)
Greece
Kalithea Spa, Rhodes, Greece (German prison camp)
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Running Times

119 min (Sweden)
120 min (Argentina)
125 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

2.39 : 1

Production Companies

ITC Entertainment (from)
Pimlico Films

Distribution Companies

Distrifilms (Argentina)
CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia)
Filmways Australasian Distributors (Australia)
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Other Companies

Panavision (filmed in)
Rank Film Laboratories (processed by)
Wesscam Camera Systems (Europe) (aerial sequences with) (as Wesscam Camera Systems)
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