Escape to Athena (1979) YTS - Download Yify Movie

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

I can just imagine Telly Savalas getting a

I can just imagine Telly Savalas getting a few of his pals around a table for some ouzo on the rocks and suggesting they set a comedy-adventure film on a Greek island so they can all get a tan whilst he exudes his obvious pride in his homeland. Luckily, David Niven's experiences at cirrhosis-by-the-sea made him ideally qualified to take part and Roger Moore was also up for something shaken not stirred, so off to Rhodes they all went, bringing along Stefanie Powers and Elliott Gould for some extra international box office. Niven is an archeology professor; Moore the commandant of an open-air excavation/prison and their host is a local freedom fighter determined not just to get shot of the Nazis, but to prevent the looting of some ancient Byzantine treasures reputedly being hidden by the monks in a mountaintop monastery. "Dane" (Gould) and the temptress "Dottie Del Mar" (Powers) are on an USO tour when their plane is shot down and so she takes to doing the troop-entertaining while her more "greedy than suspicious" pal sets about helping stoke the fires of a coup! This is all light-hearted and engaging stuff with everyone looking like they are enjoying themselves, some stunning photography of the island - how did they ever manage to build a monetary like that? There's loads of over-acting, thick accents and Michael Sheard (after he'd been strangled by "Darth Vader") seems to have found his feet as a scene-stealing sergeant. Lalo Schifrin's score tries it's best to emulate the "Zorba" style theme of Mikis Theodorakis and on the whole I did quite enjoy their daft seaside escapades.

Reviewed by ma-cortes 5 / 10

An amiable and silly warlike movie full of action, adventures and humor

This WWII movie takes place on somewhere in Greek islands during 1944 , a misfit prisoners group(a stoic David Niven,a two-fisted Richard Roundtree, among them) are scheming escape from the concentration camp and at the same time the robbing in an Ortodox monastery at the top of the island's mountain. At the bunch appear a distinguished David Niven(whose son David Niven Jr is producer), an Italian cook(Sonny Bono), a member of the Greek Resistance(Telly Savalas), a prostitute( beautiful Claudia Cardinale) and among Nazis are a former Viennese art merchant(likable Roger Moore) and a cruel Nazi(Anthony Valentine).The gentleman Nazi officer Moore is stuck with the outfit of goof-offs as they search for the Greek treasure.Basically an amusing action filled /wartime/and comedy set during WWII. It's a crossover among the rogue soldiers from ¨The Kelly's heroes(Brian G Hutton)¨, the getaway from ¨The great escape(John Sturges)¨ and the humor included in ¨Hogan's heroes¨ taking parts here and there. This wartime picture which is short in realism instead we have far-fetched but moving blow up, shoot'em up, fighting , it should please most adventure-action-comedy buffs.Middling screenplay by the prestigious Edward Anhalt.Some characters aren't credible in 1944 setting , neither the Nais soldiers dressed in black when parade along with the secret German rocket installation.Roger Moore is miscast as an Nazi official and Elliott Gould as a hippie-alike sound embarrassing. Cameo by William Holden as prisoner smoking a cigar in prison camp and he appears uncredited. Luminous and shimmer photography by Gilbert Taylor. Stirring and military musical score by Lalo Schifrin. This improbable motion picture is professionally directed by George Pan Cosmatos. Although the movie has some aspects a little tough to take , this caper film still has its moments.This large-scale and lavishly produced pic attempts a bemusing atmosphere with regular results.

Reviewed by sue-06239 7 / 10

What it for the scenery, including Roger!

The wonderfully handsome Roger Moore was my main reason for sitting down one afternoon, while full of cold and feeling lousy, to watch this star-studded old film.Roger is his gorgeous, charming self playing a benign German camp commandant on an idyllic Greek island in 1944. His scenes with the sadistic SS Officer, who he clearly despises (Anthony Valentine, well cast) are good.Lots of big stars populate this film as a small group of favoured POWs are tasked with uncovering valuable treasures from around the island. Elliott Gould and Stephanie Powers are quite corny and annoying as two vaudeville entertainers who end up in the camp after being shot down.Telly Savalas is a hard man local resistance fighter and David Niven is an urbane POW with a useful expertise in ancient artifacts.Shallow this may be, but were it not for the lovely setting and my long passion for Roger I would probably not have enjoyed this film as much.I'm guessing that this star-studded cast had an absolute ball filming this on the island and I can imagine that a brilliant time was had by all off camera!

Escape to Athena

1979

Action / Adventure / Comedy / War

Escape to Athena

1979

Action / Adventure / Comedy / War

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I can just imagine Telly Savalas getting a

An amiable and silly warlike movie full of action, adventures and humor

What it for the scenery, including Roger!

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