Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

125 mins | Comedy, Adventure, War | May 21, 1979

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.

Escape to Athena

125 mins | Comedy, Adventure, War | May 21, 1979

Escape to Athena
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers ITC
Original title Escape to Athena
Directors Derek Cracknell, George P. Cosmatos
Writers Richard S. Lochte, Edward Anhalt, George P. Cosmatos

Cast

Roger Moore

as Otto Hecht

Telly Savalas

as Zeno

David Niven

as Professor Blake

Stefanie Powers

as Dottie Del Mar

Claudia Cardinale

as Eleana

Richard Roundtree

as Nat Judson

Sonny Bono

as Bruno Rotelli

Elliott Gould

as Charlie

Anthony Valentine

as Volkmann

Siegfried Rauch

as Braun

Michael Sheard

as Sergeant Mann

Richard Wren

as Reistoffer

Philip Locke

as Vogel

Steve Ubels

as Lantz

Paul Picerni

as Zeno's Man

Paul Stassino

as Zeno's Man

William Holden

as POW (uncredited)