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The Birdmen

11/08/1973

|

1hr 14min

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War

,Drama

,History

,TV Movie

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Doug McClure
  • René Auberjonois
  • Richard Basehart
  • Chuck Connors
  • Max Baer Jr.

    Director

  • Philip Leacock

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Universal Television
  • Silverton Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Doug McClure

Major Harry Cook

René Auberjonois

Halden Brevik / Olav Volda

Richard Basehart

Schiller

Chuck Connors

Colonel Morgan Crawford

Max Baer Jr.

Tanker

Don Knight

Focus Flaherty

Greg Mullavey

Sparrow

Paul Koslo

Davies

Barry Brown

Donnelly

Tom Skerritt

Orville Fitzgerald

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