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Escape to Athena

Roger Moore (Actor), Telly Savalas (Actor), George P. Cosmatos (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
IMDb5.6/10.0
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Genre Military & War/World War II
Format Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Subtitled, Widescreen
Contributor Claudia Cardinale, Sonny Bono, George P. Cosmatos, David Niven, Elliot Gould, Richard Roundtree, Stephanie Powers, Roger Moore, Telly Savalas See more
Language English

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A Greek partisan helps Allied prisoners escape with ancient art from a German major's island prison.

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ HEN4154DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ George P. Cosmatos
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2014
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stephanie Powers, Elliot Gould
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Henstooth Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00K6J7SA0
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Dan J
5.0 out of 5 stars Two hours of fun & 80 minutes of extras & interviews
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017
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Being a fan of Roger Moore & Telly Savalas I jumped at the chance to see Escape from Athena. It definitely had an all star cast and in the films extra’s each star would tell you they jumped at the opportunity to do the film on location in Greece.

Sonny Bono pulls off his character rather nicely as do David Niven, Stephanie Powers and Elliot Gould. I won’t give away the details but the movie starts our slowly and the action & intrigue build slowly towards the end.

Sit back & relax, enjoy the film and in all likelihood you’ll enjoy the interviews and extras just as much in many cases the questions are being asked of the stars by their children.
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Elmer S. Hider
4.0 out of 5 stars A Roger Moore non-Bond Gem from the 1970's
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2009
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Released around the exact same time as the Bond film Moonraker in 1979, ESCAPE TO ATHENA was overlooked by most moviegoers in the U.S. at the time, and has not been available on home video until now. For James Bond fans, especially fans of the Roger Moore era of 007, this movie is certainly worth owning, as it marks the first non-Bond Roger Moore film available on Blu-ray. Along with Shout At The Devil (1976), The Wild Geese (1978), and The Sea Wolves (1980), ESCAPE TO ATHENA is more-or-less required viewing for anyone calling themselves a fan of Roger Moore or James Bond-type all-star action films.

As a non-U.S. Blu-ray, I was concerned about ESCAPE TO ATHENA working properly with my system. No problems here - the disc plays just fine, and the high-def. picture quality certainly outclasses any standard dvd, giving this 30 year-old film the quality it deserves, with a beautiful widescreen picture probably better than the original theatrical release back in '79. The cast and crew interviews (Special Features) are "audio only", but they are somewhat informative and entertaining nevertheless. Roger Moore's comments are especially good (humorous). Reduced to "four stars" only because there is no 5.1 sound mix: ESCAPE TO ATHENA is presented with its original sound mix (2-channel mono). Sound quality is good, to be sure, but would have been even better (obviously) with a full surround remaster.

As a fan of cinema from the 1970's, and as a collector of anything James Bond related, I can't help but recommend this film. Besides Roger Moore, the cast includes David Niven, Telly Sevalas, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree, Stephanie Powers, and Elliott Gould. Classic actors and actresses all, making this movie enjoyable to anyone who happens to be fans of their collective works, also.

One final note: I was very pleased to find this Blu-ray available through Amazon. I was aware of this movie's release on Blu-ray in 2008, but had been unable to actually find it at any retail stores, and I had checked many (big name stores and small), at various locations around the country. Very disappointing, considering the movie has an obvious tie-in to the James Bond films, and was releaed onto Blu-ray at a time when few such films from the era were available. Through Amazon, I was able to finally own this movie I had been wanting to see for some time.
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Ahmad R.R.
5.0 out of 5 stars It's pretty long
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2023
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I loved it great story alot of action pretty women
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5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019
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I'd never heard about this movie, but the cast -- Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven -- made it sound interesting. It's a very unusual WWII movie set in an Athens concentration camp where the Nazis send captured antiquarians who find Greek reliques that the Germans then loot. Moore is the Nazi-hating camp commandant. Elliott Gould is a Borsch Belt comedian and Stephanie Powers is an Esther Williams-type who were captured while on a USO tour. Like I said, unusual. Action-packed, funny and full of surprises.
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Bob G
3.0 out of 5 stars Slow middle, stronger end.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2018
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A somewhat comedic WWII prison caper film with lots of big names. The concept is good but it would have worked better cut to 10-20 minutes shorter. I wouldn't be surprised if a version cut to 2 hours of TV time would be better. The cast is mostly quite good - it would be a spoiler to say who comes through in the end as better than expected. I can take Roger Moore's poor German because of the not-too-serious nature of the film. I'd have given it another star if it weren't for the always annoying Elliot Gould and the slow pacing in parts.
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essolunapapa
1.0 out of 5 stars Unrealistic Realism
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019
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This movie took so many turns in where it was going, the main idea of the plot was lost. It was poorly done all around. From attempting to make the Nazis and SS appear to be not so professional a soldier as other movies have made them, they did just the opposite by making them look like unprofessional boys from a college fraternity instead. Some nice photography, but it appeared the actors were just on a long vacation on a greek island rather than attempting to make a worthwhile motion picture. Telly Savalas performed satisfactorily, but not stellar. While Elliot Gould was a terrible clown.
The women couldn't even act the parts of a prostitute or a slut with any realism. All and all, the only realism of this movie was just how unrealistic it was, The director of this film should have stayed home and joined the military so he wold know what real soldiers are like, especially when in combat situations!
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buen chapin
5.0 out of 5 stars A good one!
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2008
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I hadn't seen this movie in more than 20 years. It was one of my favorites back then. I'm so glad I got it through Amazon. Unfortunately, they only had it on VHS. But I don't mind, this is one of the best movies on nazi war affairs. A rare combination of funny stuff with more serious war related matters. It kind of reminds me of MASH, but much better. Telly Savalas and Roger Moore are great. It definitely brought back good memories from my youth.
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Dancing
4.0 out of 5 stars A Saturday afternoon film worth watching
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2019
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No war movie can be called "fun loving", but this one is M.A.S.H.- like in it's delivery of war content with a comedic spin, but not too much. Also, an excellent cast.
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Angelman
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2024
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Sold to seller on market stall at Dewsbury or sold or gave to charity without my permission.
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Angelo
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2018
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Classic film. Bought for my Dad. They don't make them like this anymore.
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MONOMATE
5.0 out of 5 stars Aventures en Grèce!
Reviewed in France on April 24, 2018
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Une pléiade d'acteurs reconnus pour un film guerre&aventure pendant la Seconde guerre mondiale dans les îles grecques.
Bonne mise en scène de George P. Cosmatos; très agréable à voir! Mention spéciale à Elliott Gould pour son interprétation délurée de Charlie!
Clin d'oeil à deux légendes... Les canons de Navarone et Stalag 17!
Ce film mérite une seconde vie.
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pgood
5.0 out of 5 stars Dvd
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 25, 2023
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Great dvd very good seller top marks .
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jo
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on April 20, 2017
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Excellent product as promised
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