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The Birdmen

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

08 Nov 1973
  • United States of America
74 mins
7.5
8 votes
  • War
  • Drama
  • History
  • TV Movie
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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.
  • Doug McClure

    as Major Harry Cook
  • RenĂ© Auberjonois

    as Halden Brevik / Olav Volda
  • Richard Basehart

    as Schiller
  • Chuck Connors

    as Colonel Morgan Crawford
  • Max Baer Jr.

    as Tanker
  • Don Knight

    as Focus Flaherty
  • Greg Mullavey

    as Sparrow
  • Paul Koslo

    as Davies
  • Barry Brown

    as Donnelly
  • Tom Skerritt

    as Orville Fitzgerald

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