Escape to Athena (1979) - Lindos Castle - Lindos, Greece
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N 36° 05.492 E 028° 05.351
35S E 598053 N 3994649
Escape to Athena - An all-star war epic following a group of Greek WW II Resistance heroes, co-operating with the Allies to take over a prisoners' camp run by a strict commander with a soft spot for Greek antiquities... opening up with Lindos' castle
Waymark Code: WM11HK1
Location: Greece
Date Posted: 10/27/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Escape to Athena - An all-star war epic following a group of Greek WW II Resistance heroes, co-operating with the Allies to take over a prisoners' camp run by a strict commander with a soft spot for Greek antiquities...
The film starts up with a fly-over of Lindos' castle.

"The ever efficient German war machine had little trouble sweeping over Greece, yet some stubborn resistance remained active. Various civilian prisoners were thrown with the officers in Stalag VII-Z, a camp on the site of a Neptune temple under two masters: S.S. Major Volkmann (Anthony Valentine) enjoys the unpleasant ways of brutal Nazi extremism, but the gentleman camp commandant, former dodgy Viennese art merchant Major Otto Hecht (Sir Roger Moore), definitely prefers the finer things in life, regardless of "political correctness". Therefore, the camp, meant to send Berlin archaeological treasures, actually keeps the true treasures for his private black market trade, via Hecht's sister in Switzerland. His "guests", all fortunate to be spared by him the usual harsh treatment of escapees, et cetera, include the brilliant archeology Professor Blake (David Niven), the Italian cook Bruno Rotelli (Sonny Bono), American show-people Charlie (Elliott Gould) and Dottie Del Mar (Stefanie Powers), and even black U.S. P.O.W. Nat Judson (Richard Roundtree). Hecht's hospitality seems poorly rewarded when they mount an elaborate plan to take over the camp, in league with the local Greek resistance leader Zeno (Telly Savalas), who is determined to prevent the arbitrary execution of villagers as reprisal. As they all seem to agree upon a common goal, the priceless art treasures in the monastery on nearby Mount Athena, Hecht is persuaded to join for a cut, but Zeno has a military agenda, as the allied invasion is approaching, and the monastery's mountain is also the cover for a secret German rocket installation."

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Apodráste stin Athiná - éna epikó polemikó epeisódio ólon ton astéron, akolouthóntas mia omáda Ellínon Ellínon tou V 'Pankosmíou Polémou, pou synergazótan me tous Symmáchous gia na analávei stratópedo kratouménon pou dioikeítai apó énan afstiró dioikití me éna malakó simeío gia tis ellinikés archaiótites ... I tainía xekináei me mia ptósi tou kástrou tis Líndou.

"I oloéna kai apotelesmatikí germanikí polemikí michaní eíche eláchista provlímata me tin Elláda, allá kápoia sklirí antístasi parémeine energí. Diáforoi politikoí kratoúmenoi ríchtikan me tous axiomatikoús tou Stalg VII-Z, éna stratópedo stin periochí enós naoú tou Poseidóna káto apó dýo ploiárchous: O Volkmann (Anthony Valentine) apolamvánei tous dysárestous trópous tou víaiou nazistikoú extremismoú, allá o dioikitís ton stratopédon kyríon, o próin epithetikós viennézikos émporos téchnis Major Otto Hecht (Sir Roger Moore), protimá sígoura ta kalýtera prágmata sti zoí, anexártita apó tin "politikí orthótita". , to stratópedo pou proorizótan na steílei tous archaiologikoús thisavroús tou Verolínou, diatireí pragmatiká tous pragmatikoús thisavroús gia to idiotikó empório mávris agorás, méso tis adelfís tou Hecht stin Elvetía.Oi "filoxenoúmenoi" tou, óloi tycheroí gia na ton sósei i synithisméni sklirí metacheírisi ton drapéton k.lp. , perilamvánoun ton lampró archaiológo kathigití Blake (David Niven), ton Italó mástocho Bruno Rotelli (Sonny Bono), tous Amerikanoús kallitéchnes Charlie (Elliott Gould) kai ton Dottie Del Mar (Stefanie Power s), akómi kai mávro U.S. P.O.W. Ntat Tzoúnson (Rítsarnt Nkoúnttrie). I filoxenía tou Hecht den faínetai na epivravévetai ótan schediázoun éna períploko schédio gia na analávoun to stratópedo, se syndyasmó me ton topikó Éllina igéti antistáseon Zeno (Telly Savalas), o opoíos eínai apofasisménos na apotrépsei tin afthaíreti ektélesi chorikón os antípoina. Kathós óloi faínetai na symfonoún se énan koinó stócho, tous anektímitous thisavroús tis téchnis sto monastíri tis kontinís Athinás, o Chécht peíthei na proschorísei gia mia perikopí, allá o Zíno échei stratiotikí atzénta, kathós plisiázei i symmachikí eisvolí kai to vounó tis Monís eínai epísis to kálymma gia mia mystikí germanikí enkatástasi pyrávlon. "

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Movie or TV Show: Escape to Athena

Year Released or First Aired: 1,979.00

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