Escape to Athena
★ 5.7 · 1979 · 125m · 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.
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