The Birdmen
They used to boast there were only two ways to escape from Hitler's Beckstadt prison... to die...or to sprout wings
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.
Directed by Philip Leacock · Written by David Kidd
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Cast
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Doug McClure Major Harry Cook -
René Auberjonois Halden Brevik / Olav Volda -
Richard Basehart Schiller -
Chuck Connors Colonel Morgan Crawford -
Max Baer Jr. Tanker -
Don Knight Focus Flaherty -
Greg Mullavey Sparrow -
Paul Koslo Davies -
Barry Brown Donnelly -
Tom Skerritt Orville Fitzgerald
Make it a double feature
2h 50m together
The Birdmen
The Great Man's Whiskers
Both from Philip Leacock.

