🎬 War, Drama, History, TV Movie

The Birdmen

"They used to boast there were only two ways to escape from Hitler's Beckstadt prison... to die...or to sprout wings"

⭐ 7.7/10 1973 1h 14m Dir. Philip Leacock

About this movie

During WWII an American soldier sent to Norway to help with the escape of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. Before they can escape they are captured and sent to a POW prison camp in an alpine castle. Cook must find a way to escape with the scientist before the Gestapo discover the Norwegian's true identity and convinces the other prisoners to build a two person glider in which they plan to escape.

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7.7/10 9 votes

Quick facts

Year
1973
Runtime
1h 14m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.7/10
Votes
9
Genre
War, Drama, History, TV Movie
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 War 🎭 Drama 🎭 History 🎭 TV Movie 🎬 Philip Leacock 👤 Doug McClure 👤 René Auberjonois 👤 Richard Basehart
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The Birdmen has a runtime of 1h 14m (1 hour and 14 minutes).
The Birdmen was directed by Philip Leacock and released in 1973.
The Birdmen is a War, Drama, History, TV Movie film (1973).
The cast of The Birdmen includes Doug McClure, René Auberjonois, Richard Basehart, Chuck Connors, Max Baer Jr..
The Birdmen has a TMDB rating of 7.7/10 based on 9 votes.

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