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1979 | DIRECTED BY GEORGE P. COSMATOS

Escape to Athena

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Escape to Athena
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Movie Stats
Year
1979
Runtime
 125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)
Select Cast
Roger Moore
Telly Savalas
David Niven
Stefanie Powers
Claudia Cardinale
Richard Roundtree
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
20th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
123
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
6th June 1979
46 years 11 months 14 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £591.7 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
523,660 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 9th Mar '79
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £252.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
george p cosmatos George P. Cosmatos
Starring
george p cosmatosRoger MooreMajor Otto Hecht
Telly SavalasZeno
David NivenProfessor Blake
Stefanie PowersDottie Del Mar
Claudia CardinaleEleana
Richard RoundtreeNat Judson
Sonny BonoBruno Rotelli
Elliott GouldCharlie / Charlie Dane
Anthony ValentineSS Major Volkmann
Siegfried RauchBraun
Michael SheardSergeant Mann
Richard WrenReistoffer
Philip LockeVogel
Steve UbelsLantz
Paul PicerniZeno's Man
Paul StassinoZeno's Man
Manolis Peletis
Stassia Stakis
Lykourgos Kallergis
Lambros Tsangas
Mimi Denissi
Anne Marie Sten
Mary Dracopoulou
Elena SecotaBrothel Girl
Vanna Reville
William HoldenPrisoner smoking a cigar in prison camp
Robert Ian MackenzieGerman Radio Operator
Apostolos SouglakosSoldier
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
4
Weeks top 15
8
Total weeks
8
Total UK Gross:
£591,736
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Escape to Athena
9 Mar 1979
4N
£252,262
£252,262
16 Mar 1979
4▲▼
£126,131
£416,232
23 Mar 1979
4▲▼
£63,066
£507,678
30 Mar 1979
4▲▼
£31,533
£551,824
6 Apr 1979
5▼
£15,767
£572,321
13 Apr 1979
6▼
£7,884
£583,753
20 Apr 1979
5▲
£3,942
£589,075
27 Apr 1979
4▲
£1,971
£591,736

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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UK total gross
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Escape to Athena
4818
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Genres
Action
Action
Adventure
Adventure
Comedy
Comedy
War
War
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Escape to Athena (1979)  IMDb Mon, 15th September 2025

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