Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

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

PG 1979 · 125 min · ★ 5.7 · Adventure, Comedy, War, Action

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.

Directed by George P. Cosmatos · Written by Richard S. Lochte

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