1974 - War - George Pan Cosmatos - English - Parental Guidance - Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Sonny Bono, Richard Roundtree more
On a Greek island during World War II, a diverse group of POWs come up with a plan to escape from their Nazi captors--and retrieve valuable stolen art at the same time. Although an... more
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Production Year: 1967 - War - Director: Robert Aldrich - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan
Escapism . . Review ofEscape To Athena (DVD)by
smudgeybabes
Advantages: Escapism, cheap, not to be taken too seriously. Disadvantages: Slightly dated, not that believable.
...(I may regret this)
Escape to Athena, a very good war film, actually released on the 6th of June (D day) but in 1974. The cast consists of :-
Anthony Valentine
Claudia Cardinale
David Niven
Elliott Gould
Roger Moore
Stefanie Powers
Telly Savalas
There are of course many other actors in this film, plus the obligatory extras without whom productions like this would not be possible.
The film carries a PG rating, which was probably right for ... ...tend to think there is nothing in this movie, that would concern a parent. All the filming was carried out in Greece, (island of Rhodes actually) which is the actual location the film is supposed to be in, unlike the "spaghetti western" type films The Director:was George Pan Cosmatos, not that I have heard of him, and the special edition is in wide screen format. The Producer is Lew Grade (I have heard of him)
As stated, this is a war film, so may ...
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On a Greek island during World War II, a diverse group of POWs come up with a plan to escape from their Nazi captors--and retrieve valuable stolen art at the same time. Although an unlikely ally comes to the aid of the prisoners, there is no guarantee that they will succeed in their missions. Will the schemers pull off the impossible
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Special Features: Theatrical Trailer, Location Report, Cast And Crew Interviews
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Wide Screen
Sound: Mono
Dubbing Sound: Mono English
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