Escape to Athena: Difference between revisions
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Escape to Athena: Difference between revisions
A [[Walther P38]] is carried by German and Italian officers, include Major Otto Hecht ([[Roger Moore]]) and Professor Blake ([[David Niven]]) disguised in German uniform. Charlie ([[Elliott Gould]]) also uses one.
A [[Walther P38]] is carried by German officers and NCOs, include Major Otto Hecht ([[Roger Moore]]) and Professor Blake ([[David Niven]]) disguised in German uniform. Charlie ([[Elliott Gould]]) also uses one.
[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:ESCAPE-SMW.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Mann ([[Michael Sheard]]) pulls a gun at Professor Blake in a monk's disguise.]]
[[Image:ESCAPE-SMW.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Mann ([[Michael Sheard]]) pulls a gun at Professor Blake in a monk's disguise.]]
Escape to Athena is a 1979 British WWII action comedy starring Elliott Gould, Richard Roundtree, Sonny Bono, Claudia Cardinale, and Stephanie Powers as a group consisting of resistance fighters and POW's who fight to escape a German-occupied Greek island while plotting to recover hidden treasure. The film is notable for featuring three actors who had appeared in James Bond films: David Niven as archaeologist Professor Blake, Roger Moore as Major Otto Hecht, and Telly Savalas as Zeno, the monk turned resistance fighter. The film was directed by George P. Cosmatos, who would later go on to direct such films as Rambo: First Blood Part II and Tombstone.
The following weapons were used in the film Escape to Athena:
A Walther P38 is carried by German officers and NCOs, include Major Otto Hecht (Roger Moore) and Professor Blake (David Niven) disguised in German uniform. Charlie (Elliott Gould) also uses one.
A sniper version of the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle was used by a German sniper and by Zeno (Telly Savalas) to shoot said sniper during the square shootout.
