Escape to Athena Filming Locations

Escape to Athena filming locations

Where was Escape to Athena filmed? Escape to Athena was filmed in 7 locations across Greece in the following places:

Escape to Athena Filming Locations

Lindos is a town on the Greek island of Rhodes. It’s known for its clifftop acropolis, which features monumental 4th-century gates and reliefs from about 280 B.C. The Temple of Athena Lindia sits above an earlier temple. On the site’s lower level is the 14th-century Castle of the Knights of St. John. Among the town’s whitewashed buildings, the Virgin Mary of Lindos Church has 15th-century frescoes.

Rhodes is the principal city and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has a population of approximately 56,000 inhabitants.

Greece is a country in southeastern Europe with thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas. Influential in ancient times, it's often called the cradle of Western civilization. Athens, its capital, retains landmarks including the 5th-century B.C. Acropolis citadel with the Parthenon temple. Greece is also known for its beaches, from the black sands of Santorini to the party resorts of Mykonos.

Escape to Athena (1979)
Runtime: 125 minutes
Rating: 5.6
Release year: 1979
IMDB: tt0079117
Plot summary

A World War II adventure involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base.

Genres
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Cast
Roger Moore
Telly Savalas
David Niven
Stefanie Powers
Directors
George P. Cosmatos
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Escape to Athena filming locations