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Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

5,7 /10 (135 Votes)
1979 EN 125 min

Overview

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.

Stream

Rent

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Release date

21/05/1979

Votes

135

Popularity

3.7

The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper... were fighting for what they believed in... Getting rich!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

125 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-01-02

⭐ 6

I can just imagine Telly Savalas getting a few of his pals around a table for some ouzo on the rocks and suggesting they set a comedy-adventure film on a Greek island so they can all get a tan whilst he exudes his obvious pride in his homeland. Luckily, David Niven's experiences at cirrhosis-by-the-sea made him ideally qualified to take part and Roger Moore was also up for something shaken not stirred, so off to Rhodes they all went, bringing along Stefanie Powers and Elliott Gould for some extra international box office. Niven is an archeology professor; Moore the commandant of an open-air ex…

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