Production value is through the roof! Gorgeous location shooting, great stunts, chases, and fights.
Cast is equally incredible! A who’s who of the era.
However… script and plot, just so-so. Everyone involved knew it wasn’t the greatest and took the gig because it meant several weeks in Greek isles, and it shows.
Escape to Athena
The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper... were fighting for what they believed in... Getting rich!
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
5/21/1979Runtime
125 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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How It Feels
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A wartime heist caper that treats WWII as a playground for colorful rogues and schemes. This is escapism in both senses, light-hearted adventure dressed up in a POW-camp setting, where the stakes feel fun rather than grave.
Mood
PlayfulExhilaratingWhimsical
Themes
FreedomSurvival
Tone
Comedic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
NaturalisticWidescreen epic
Structure
Ensemble
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