Escape to Athena

Allied prisoners of war are forced to excavate ancient artifacts by a former antiques dealer and try to extend their time at the camp, while a resistance group led by Zeno plans to free monks and secure treasure from a heavily armed garrison, only to discover the treasure was safe in a brothel all along, with the story ultimately leading to a state museum. Escape to Athena is a 1979 English-language Action Adventure motion picture starring Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree and Roy Alon. ITC Entertainment was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) David Niven Jr. and Jack Wiener. Escape to Athena is written by Edward Anhalt, Richard S. Lochte and George P. Cosmatos and it is directed by George P. Cosmatos. Associated Film Distribution acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Escape to Athena was released on 16th February 1979 and takes a screen time of 125 minutes. Escape to Athena was made on a budget of $10 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Edward Anhalt and Richard S. Lochte. Cinematography was done by Gil Taylor and editing by Ralph Kemplen. The music was composed by Lalo Schifrin.