Escape to Athena is an adventure war film (with the elements of comedy) made in 1979, directed by George Pan Cosmatos. The cast of the film was international and inclused many famous actors of 1970s. This page refers to the year 1979. ... George Pan Cosmatos (January 4, 1941 in Florence, Italy – April 19, 2005 in Victoria, Canada) was a Greek film director. ...

The Plot

The plot is taking place during the Second World War on one of Greek islands (in the movie not named, in reality "played" by the island of Rhodos. The island is occupied by Germans. There is a small town on the island where Greek resistance movement is very strong and so are the repressions against the population. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... In Greek mythology, Rhodos was a son of Hermes and Aphrodite. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: resistance Resistance may refer to: Antibiotic resistance, the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic Disease resistance, in immunology; see also disease resistance in fruit and vegetables Resistance, in physics, a force that tends to oppose motion Friction, the...

On the same island there is a POW camp. The commandant of the camp is an antiques-loving Austrian - Major Otto Hecht (Roger Moore). Prisoners (living quite a comfortable life) are doing archaeological job and the commandant is sending more valuable works of art to his sister living in Switzerland. Prisoner of War camps Contents // Categories: Substubs | Prisons and detention centres ... Moore and Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! (1971/72). ...

In the meantime Greek resistance movement is getting prepared for the landing of the Allies. The mass escape from the camp (or rather overtaking of the camp) is a part of this plan. Another task is to destroy the missile launching pad (located in a monastery).

The Cast

Roger Moore - Major Otto Hecht - the commandant of the POW camp Moore and Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! (1971/72). ...

Telly Savalas - Zeno - the head of the local resistance movement Savalas as Theo Kojak Telly Savalas (January 21, 1924 – January 22, 1994) was an American film and television actor. ...

David Niven - Professor Blake - an archaeologist, prisoner in the camp David Niven portrayed the original Sir James Bond in the 007 spoof Casino Royale James David Graham Niven (David Niven) (March 1, 1910 – July 29, 1983), was an Academy Award-winning English actor. ...

Stefanie Powers - Dottie Del Mar - an American artist (in fact stripper), she was together with Charlie shot down by Germans and detained in the POW camp. She is a very good swimmer and Major Hecht hopes she would be helpful in retrieving works of art that were lost in the sea. He is also interested in her for other reasons. Stefanie Powers with Robert Wagner Stefanie Powers (born Stefanie Zofya Paul[1] on November 2, 1942) is an American stage and film actress and singer. ...

Elliott Gould - Charlie - a commedian (not a very good one), a partner of Dottie. Elliot Gould on the cover page of TIME magazine. ...

Claudia Cardinale - Eleana - a local madame, girlfriend of Zeno Claudia Cardinale (born April 15, 1938) is an Italian actress born in Tunis, Tunisia to Italian parents. ...

Richard Roundtree - Nat Judson - a magician, POW Richard Roundtree Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942 in New Rochelle, New York) is an African American actor and hero famous for portraying John Shaft in the film Shaft (1971) and in its two sequels: Shafts Big Score in 1972, and Shaft in Africa in 1973. ...

Sonny Bono - Bruno Rotelli - an Italian chef, POW Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. ...

Anthony Valentine - SS Major Volkmann Anthony Valentine is a British actor. ...

Siegfried Rauch - Braun - a German officer killed by Zeno (however because of personal reasons). In retaliation for his death Germans plan an execution of several residents. Zeno has to prevent this.

External links

• [1] IMDb - film data and reviews