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On a Greek island during World War II, a diverse group of POWs come up with a plan to escape from their Nazi captors--and retrieve valuable stolen art at the same time. Although an unlikely ally comes to the aid of the prisoners, there is no guarantee that they will succeed in their missions. Will the schemers pull off the .. Read more
| Starring | Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers |
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| Director | George Pan Cosmatos |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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On a Greek island during World War II, a diverse group of POWs come up with a plan to escape from their Nazi captors--and retrieve valuable stolen art at the same time. Although an unlikely ally comes to the aid of the prisoners, there is no guarantee that they will succeed in their missions. Will the schemers pull off the impossible
| Starring | Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Sonny Bono, Richard Roundtree, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine |
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| Director | George Pan Cosmatos |
| Studio | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1979 To Rent: DVD: 14 Jun 2004 Blu-ray: 23 Jun 2008 |
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Plenty of Action
This is a rollicking, non stop action film with favourites Roger Moore, David Niven, Telly Savalas, and Elliott Gould all giving performances that you would ... read more »
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Good Watching!!
Overall a very good watch. Lots of big names and faces you might not expect to see in this kind of movie. Action throughout with a good story line and some ... read more »
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Great movie!
Roger Moore as a Nazi, the director of First Blood, music by Lalo Schifrin and Mr Bronson to boot - what more could you ask for.
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