The Birdmen

The Birdmen (1973)

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

  • Genre: War, Drama, History, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1973-11-08
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 14min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Television
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Philip Leacock
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Summary

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.

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  • Doug McClure

    as Major Harry Cook
  • René 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
Directing Philip Leacock Director
Writing David Kidd Writer