Escape to athena 1979 pg 2h 5min action, adventure, comedy 6 june 1979 usa a world war two adventure involving a group of allied pows, nazis, black market priceless art treasures, greek resistance, a greek monastery and a secret german rocket base. It stars roger moore, telly savalas, david niven, stefanie powers, claudia cardinale, richard roundtree, sonny bono and elliott gould. He was in a few occasional highprofile, if a tad offbeat, films. Telecharger bons baisers dathenes dvdrip french zone. Roger moore is starring, alongside telly savalas, david niven, claudia cardinale, stefanie powers and richard roundtree the patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper, were fighting for what they. It was released on dvd in the united states in november 2003 by buena vista home entertainment. It was distributed by metrogoldwynmayer, filmed in panavision, and shot on location in austria and bavaria. Very nice press photo, portrait of roger moore in escape to athena. Escape to athena 1979, directed by george p cosmatos. Escape to athena evadare din atena 1979 online subtitrat. Escape to athena is a 1979 british adventure war film with several elements of comedy, directed and coauthored by george pan cosmatos and produced by lew grades itc entertainment. Apr 29, 2020 a group of allied prisoners of war plan to escape while excavating an archaeological site on a germanoccupied greek island. Escape to athena 1979 the fighting sullivans 1944 first man 2018 note for the deaths of the apollo 1 crew in a fire and niel cutting his hand after hearing the news. And what a star studded cast lew grade assembled for this picture.
Escape to athena is a british adventure war film with several elements of comedy released in 1979, directed and coauthored by george pan cosmatos and produced by lew grades itc entertainment. I have been living here on rhodes for 5 years and was fortunate to be invited to the offical opening of the renovated kallithea springs in june 2007. Sonny bono pulls off his character rather nicely as do david niven, stephanie powers and elliot. Escape to athena is the kind of film destined to appeal mostly to war movie enthusiasts and cult movie fans for its cast. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. English actor roger moore is remembered as secret agent james bond from 1973 to 1985. Roger moore filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career. Escape to athena 1979 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Escape to athena 1979 is a world war ii action, adventure movie starring roger moore and telly savalas. He has acted in seven bond movies including hits like the spy who loved me 1977 and moonraker 1979. That was the year when moore scored massively big time with the spy who loved me. But the motley crew cannot resist the idea of taking some greek art. Mar 06, 2020 escape to athena 1979 escape to athena a ragtag group of prisoners. Blueray bons baisers dathenes 1979 le film complet en.
Bons baisers dathenes 1979 telecharger le film film gang. Escape to athena 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It plays like each of its four main stars was told theirs was the leading role. Escape to athena behind the stunts by jon auty issuu. Apr 02, 2019 synopsis narrated by danny trejo, the true story, based on a deathbed confession, about what really happened to frank morris and the anglin brothers who escaped from alcatraz prison in 1962. Have just watched film escape to athena made in 1979 and noticed arlene was the choreographer. Escape to athena movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Escape to athena suffers from that tourist brochure look, with bouzouki music throbbing as we skim across the aegean back to the sunsoaked days of 1944 and a. Its endemic of how the experiences of war had, by that stage in cinema, become so filtered through to entertainment at its purest that it starts to resemble a starry, action packed pantomime the end point of which would become 1981s. Set in the greek aegean, moore is an austrian art dealer and commandant of a pow campyes roger moore plays a german officer and does so with an awful accentwho is.
Escape to athena 1979 george pan cosmatos synopsis. American prints were judiciously cut to 101 minutes, emphasizing the action content and neutralizing the. Press photo afd associated film distribution portrait of. Bons baisers dathenes 1979 telecharger voyage film femmes. A british adventure film from 1979, starring roger moore, telly savalas, david niven, elliott gould, claudia cardinale and richard roundtree the film takes place during the greek side of the world war ii circa 1944, in one island under the nazi influence. Escape to athena 1979 roger moore full movie hd youtube. Cosmatos, escape to athena also known as amici e nemici, flucht nach athena is an actionadventurewar film, released on june 06 of 1979 in the usa. He was 57 at the time the film was made and was looking a little too old for bond it was possibly one film too many.
He started his career as an extra in the early 30s and upon getting noticed by the bigger filmmakers, he was cast in starring roles in some early films such as splendor, palm springs and rosemary. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie duration. Escape to athena sounds less like a war movie and more like a travelogue, which is in itself quite apt given that the stars of this were clearly having a lovely holiday in rhodes. When the british film industry fell into a state of neartotal collapse, one reaction was allstar adventure epics, from the wild geese and its followup, the sea wolves. Whilst there i saw all the stills of the various films that had been shot here in rhodes. Escape to athena assembles an incredible cast for a world war ii adventure comedy in the spirit of the dirty dozen or am i just saying the latter because it costars telly savalas. Apr 05, 2011 escape to athena is a wonderful example of action adventure on a budget. Shadow conspiracy is a 1997 american political thriller film starring charlie sheen, donald sutherland, linda hamilton and sam waterston. Dec 19, 2017 escape to athena is a film very much of its time, both in terms of tone and casting as well as production. Apropos the actors greek roots, telly plays the far more sympathetic role of a local resistance leader and a lucky one at that. As the 1970s and 1980s progressed he starred more in lowbudget movies.
Item with condition wear due to age and touching one. Among his more notable work in that period were escape to athena 1979, city heat 1984 and the socially conscious but badly received a game for vultures 1979. The original british version of escape to athena ran 125 minutes. Escape to athena 1979 during the world war ii, the prisoners of a german camp in a greek island are trying to escape. David niven an english actor known best for playing the starring role of sir charles lytton in the pink panther film series. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video.
The bbfc cut the film originally for an a a german frogman being shot in the face but the film is now uncut 114. Its a jokeup wartime action retread, feeble as to both humor and suspense, in which a. They dont want only their freedom, but they also seek for an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the top of the. Hutton and starring richard burton, clint eastwood, and mary ure. Cosmatos 107 minutes 5999546330748 5999546330496 set on an anonymous greek island during the last year of the war, 1944, allied pows in a. Escape to athena is a 1979 british war adventure film directed by george p. During the world war ii, the prisoners of a german camp in a greek island are trying to escape. Buy escape to athena movie posters from movie poster shop. The film is set during the second world war on a germanoccupied greek island. Roger moore, telly savalas, david niven, stefanie powers director. Pages in category 1970s war films the following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. Italian chef bruno sonny bono, british archeology professor blake david niven, american soldier nat richard roundtree and greek prostitute eleana claudia cardinale.
Roger moore stars as major otto hecht, an antinazi german who presides over a world war ii pow camp. A group of allied prisoners of war plan to escape while excavating an archaeological site on a germanoccupied greek island. It definitely had an all star cast and in the films extras each star would tell you they jumped at the opportunity to do the film on location in greece. Earring72 great ensemble cast in a very silly wwii adventure movie, but entertaining on a fathers day 3 years 10 months ago. It begins in a prison camp where allied pows are forced to spend their days unearthing priceless greek art treasures for the nazis. Cast and crew credits for escape to athena, 1979, directed by george cosmatos, with steve ubels, richard wren, lycourgos callerghis, at turner classic movies. American prints were judiciously cut to 101 minutes, emphasizing the action content and neutralizing the duller dialogue sequences. Escape to athena not only has the unabashed look of a cynical package but also plays like one as well. This list shows all films released in 1979, including films that went directtovideo, or only got an international theatrical release. Escape to athena pg 2h 5min action, adventure, comedy 6 june 1979 usa a world war ii adventure, involving a group of allied p.
Getting rich during the world war ii, the prisoners of a german camp in a greek island are trying to escape. Roger moore biography and filmography actors of hollywood. Escape to athena bluray disc, 2008 for sale online ebay. Escape to athena 1979 escape to athena is an action packed wwii film that pits a small band of greek freedom fighters against a german battalion. The prisoners, played by such diverse types as elliott gould, david. Escape to athena is a wonderful example of action adventure on a budget. The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper, were fighting for what they believed in. Total number of members who have this title in their. And escape was quite a crap film but moores character name major otto hecht was by far the funniest name he was ever given by any screen writer. Roger moore filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Escape to athena 1979 m 06061979 us adventure, comedy, war 2h 5m user score. Photo is dated 09251979, afd associated film distribution. Extremely bizarre yet oddly endearing, escape to athena 1979 is a highly derivative allstar war movie with a strong undercurrent of incongruous broad comedy. With roger moore, telly savalas, david niven, stefanie powers.
Where eagles dare is a 1968 british metrocolor world war ii action film directed by brian g. With a cast list that reads more like a love boat episode than a film. Dec 20, 2019 starring roger moore, david niven, telly savalas, richard roundtree and elliot gould, escape to athena gets off to a reasonable start, but from there nothing good comes of it. A world war ii adventure, involving a group of allied pows, nazis, black market priceless art treasures, greek resistance, a greek monastery, and a secret german rocket base.
With the help of local resistance fighters, the inmates plot to escape and steal valuable artifacts from a heavily guarded monastery thats used as a storehouse. Despite the alistair macleaninspired story, escape to athena ends up coming off more like a comedic sendup of stalag 17 complete with a joke cameo from william holden, though telly savalas action scenes provide some genuine excitement. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than. The script is not terribly original in plotting or characterizations, and the lighthearted tone will throw off those who expect their war movies to be serious affairs. Roger moore, telly savalas, david niven, elliot gould, stefanie powers, richard roundtree, sonny. A world war ii adventure, involving a group of allied p.
David niven plays it like a sequel to the guns of navarone, elliott gould thinks hes doing mash goes to. Local members of the greek resistance conspire with the prisoners of a pow camp to take it over and cause an uprising against the. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. The last charge of the calcutta light horse 1980 to escape to athena 1979, north sea hijiack ffolkes 1980, to partly british ventures like a bridge too far 1977 and. Escape to athena culture wikia fandom powered by wikia.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The international cast included many wellknown actors of the 1970s, including roger moore, telly savalas and elliott gould. Escape to athena 1979 szokjunk athenba region 2 pal dvd audio. They dont want only their freedom, but they also seek for an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the top of the islands mountain. Shes had such an impressive career, and being a judge on strictly is probably the least interesting thing shes achieved, if you know what i mean. There were of course many from the film escape to athena. Shes had such an impressive career, and being a judge on strictly is probably the least interesting thing. Escape to athena 1979 pg 2h 5min action, adventure, comedy 6 june 1979 usa a world war two adventure involving a group of allied pows, nazis, black market priceless art treasures, greek resistance, a greek monastery. Highly recommended as a great investment for any collector. Film levels 0 to 7 mohs scale of violence hardness tv. Savalas was part of an allstar cast in the movies escape to athena, beyond the poseidon adventure both 1979 and cannonball run ii 1984, and continued to appear in a number of film and television guest roles during the 1980s, including border cop 1980 and faceless 1988, the series tales of the unexpected 1981, and two episodes each of.
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