The Birdmen (1973)

ALL 11/08/1973 (en) War, Drama, History, TV Movie 74 Min
  • Release
    11/08/1973
  • Production
    Universal Television, Silverton Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    75%
  • Original title
    The Birdmen
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

They used to boast there were only two ways to escape from Hitler's Beckstadt prison... to die...or to sprout wings

Overview

During WWII an American soldier sent to Norway to help with the escape of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. Before they can escape they are captured and sent to a POW prison camp in an alpine castle. Cook must find a way to escape with the scientist before the Gestapo discover the Norwegian's true identity and convinces the other prisoners to build a two person glider in which they plan to escape.

  1. Philip Leacock

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Doug McClure

    Major Harry Cook

  2. René Auberjonois

    Halden Brevik / Olav Volda

  3. Richard Basehart

    Schiller

  4. Chuck Connors

    Colonel Morgan Crawford

  5. Max Baer Jr.

    Tanker

  6. Don Knight

    Focus Flaherty

  7. Greg Mullavey

    Sparrow

  8. Paul Koslo

    Davies

  9. Barry Brown

    Donnelly

  10. Tom Skerritt

    Orville Fitzgerald

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 10 , Crews : 2

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The Birdmen (1973) 74 Min

ALL 11/08/1973 (en)
War, Drama, History, TV Movie
  • Release 11/08/1973
  • Production
    Universal Television, Silverton Productions
  • Original title The Birdmen
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

They used to boast there were only two ways to escape from Hitler's Beckstadt prison... to die...or to sprout wings

Overview

During WWII an American soldier sent to Norway to help with the escape of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. Before they can escape they are captured and sent to a POW prison camp in an alpine castle. Cook must find a way to escape with the scientist before the Gestapo discover the Norwegian's true identity and convinces the other prisoners to build a two person glider in which they plan to escape.

  1. Philip Leacock

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer