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Escape to Athena

1979 · 125 min

A breezy, star-studded wartime caper that mixes slapstick, explosions, and a treasure hunt with an easygoing, nostalgic charm.

Genres
Adventure, Comedy, War
Tagline
The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper... were fighting for what they believed in... Getting rich!
Overview
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • greed
  • freedom
  • friendship
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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