The Birdmen (1971)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, History, War
Release: 1971-09-18
Director: Philip Leacock
Writers: David Kidd
Language: English
Stars: Doug McClure , Rene Auberjonois , Rene Auberjonois , Richard Basehart , Max Baer Jr. , Shailar Coby , Don Knight , Greg Mullavey , Paul Koslo , Barry Brown , Tom Skerritt
Runtime: 74 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: In de Klauwen van de Nazi's (Belgium) , Operación Braindrain (Spain) , Dans les Griffes des SS (France, French Republic) , Pako hakaristin varjosta (Finland) , Fuglemændenes flugt (Denmark) , Fly for livet (Norway) , Escape of the Birdmen , Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard , Pájaros humanos (Spain) , A Fuga dos Homens Pássaros (Brazil) , Dans les Griffes des SS (Belgium) , The Birdmen (United States of America) , Escape of the Birdmen (United Kingdom) , Escape of the Birdmen (United States of America) , Fygi apo tin kolasi (Greece) , Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen (United States of America) , Misiunea secretă a maiorului Cook (Romania) , The Birdmen , 空中大脱走 (Japan) , Flykten från örnfästet (Sweden)
Plot: During World War II, American soldier Harry Cook is sent to Norway to aid in the defection of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. Before they can escape Europe, they are captured and sent to a POW prison camp in a high alpine castle on the German-Swiss border. Cook must find a way to escape with the scientist before the Gestapo discover the Norwegian's true identity. Cook convinces the other prisoners to build a two person glider that can fly to Switzerland. The race is on to complete the glider before the German guards discover the plane, and the Gestapo catch up with Cook and the scientist.
IMDB:tt0066833