🎬 Adventure, Comedy, War, Action

Escape to Athena

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

⭐ 5.7/10 1979 2h 5m Dir. George P. Cosmatos

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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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5.7/10 131 votes

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Year
1979
Runtime
2h 5m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.7/10
Votes
131
Genre
Adventure, Comedy, War, Action
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Adventure 🎭 Comedy 🎭 War 🎭 Action 🎬 George P. Cosmatos 👤 Roger Moore 👤 Telly Savalas 👤 David Niven
island escape world war ii prisoner of war greece archaeologist 1940s

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Escape to Athena has a runtime of 2h 5m (2 hours and 5 minutes).
Escape to Athena was directed by George P. Cosmatos and released in 1979.
Escape to Athena is a Adventure, Comedy, War, Action film (1979).
The cast of Escape to Athena includes Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale.
Escape to Athena has a TMDB rating of 5.7/10 based on 131 votes.

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