The Birdmen

Philip Leacock
1973-11-08

They used to boast there were only two ways to escape from Hitler's Beckstadt prison... to die...or to sprout wings
7.5
74 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Doug McClure Major Harry Cook Unowned
René Auberjonois Halden Brevik / Olav Volda Unowned
Richard Basehart Schiller Unowned
Chuck Connors Colonel Morgan Crawford Unowned
Max Baer Jr. Tanker Unowned
Don Knight Focus Flaherty Unowned
Greg Mullavey Sparrow Unowned
Paul Koslo Davies Unowned
Barry Brown Donnelly Unowned
Tom Skerritt Orville Fitzgerald Unowned