Escape to Athena (Original title)Saints and Sinners (Alternative title)
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), 19 June 1980 (Release)Country: United KingdomA Film by/Directed by: George P. Cosmatos
Synopsis: Set on a German-occupied Greek island during World War II. An English professor and two Americans are prisoners of war working on an archaelogical excavation under the supervision of commandant Major Hecht. When two German officers are killed after a visit to the town brothel, SS Major Volkman suspects the place to be a Resistance base.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, Aegean Islands, Prisoners of war, Resistance movements, Greece
Releases
Date: June 1979Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - MonoRuntime: 119 mins Length: 10732 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-826617
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-826617
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4234 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-758866
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), 19 June 1980 (Release)Country: United KingdomA Film by/Directed by: George P. Cosmatos
Synopsis: Set on a German-occupied Greek island during World War II. An English professor and two Americans are prisoners of war working on an archaelogical excavation under the supervision of commandant Major Hecht. When two German officers are killed after a visit to the town brothel, SS Major Volkman suspects the place to be a Resistance base.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, Aegean Islands, Prisoners of war, Resistance movements, Greece
Releases
Date: June 1979Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - MonoRuntime: 119 mins Length: 10732 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-826617
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-826617
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4234 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-758866
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film