with its impressive cast (waitSonny Bono?) Los Angeles Times (10 Apr 1978: oc_c11. They use the local brothel, run by his girlfriend, as an undercover headquarters. KGreek, Thanks- thats the conclusion I was coming to. If your friend is able to identify I would be very interested to know. Thanks again and Happy It stars Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia A post on TripAdvisor a few months ago (Babs I think) reminded me of it and I mentioned it to my brother-in-law (a bit of a film buff) who, unexpectedly, bought me a copy for Christmas. After a showdown, she escapes to her hometown in Greece to escape media torture. WebEscape to Athena 1979 Directed by George P. Cosmatos Synopsis The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper, were fighting for what they believed in. User Ratings It's got some good chases and gorgeous scenery of the island of Rhodes. Therefore, the camp, meant to send Berlin archaeological treasures, actually keeps the true treasures for his private black market trade, via Hechts sister in Switzerland. Grade had wanted an action film and felt it "did not live up to expectations of the script" turning out to be "a broad comedy with action-adventure sequences and the combination just didn't work." The location and architecture look amazing - hence my initial interest and not believing it to be on (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Thanks but we've been to all of them and I don't think its any of them. Zeno now receives word from Allied intelligence that the planned invasion of the islands has been brought forward, and so the German garrison in the monastery atop Mount Athena must be neutralised. [4] The bulk of the film was shot on the island of Rhodes. O Judson chtyp tin athousa elnchou me cheirovomvdes, all nas ap tous Germanos epivinei arket kair gia na energopoisei ton michanism aftokatastrofs tis vsis. Roger Moore presumably was at a loose end for a couple of days and needed to keep his eyebrows in training.Telly Savalas gets to do what is without doubt the worst Greek Dance scene in movie history and any film that resorts to featuring Sonny Bono is in dire dire trouble. Impressive motorcycle stuntwork featuring some excellent jumps". Filming for The Guns of Navarone took place in several places across the world, including Mexico, United Kingdom, Senegal, and Rhodes. Doch auf der Insel regt sich Widerstand. Great cast though although Moore should have never ever ever tried to do a German accent. The film was partly financed by Lew Grade who wanted an action movie. It is meant to be set in WW2 but everyone appears to have 1979 hairstyles and talk in 1979 language. I antstasi stous Germanos odigetai ap ton Zno, prin monach, kai tous lgous machits tou. Nomadic shepherds, plagued by drought, happen on a fishing encampment with plentiful fresh water. Kat ti dirkeia tis eortastiks nkis sto chori, oi Hecht, Charlie kai Dottie schedizoun met ton plemo na epofelithon ap thisavros pou o Hecht chei di leilatsei knontas antgrafa gia na poulsoun Amerikanos. The filming locations for this project by screenwriter and film director, James Dearden, are in Simi and Rhodes, Greece. 'Anglo-Saxon Type Two-double-O-eight': The enduring, highly amused, and indomitably British style of David Niven. It stars Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree, Sonny Bono and Elliott Gould. While Hecht is just content to sit out the war, the SS Commandant of the nearby town, Major Volkmann (Anthony Valentine), is his complete opposite. Escape to Athena stars Roger Moore along with talents like Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, and Richard Roundtree.