Major Harry Cook
Doug McClure
Major Harry Cook
The Birdmen
“They used to boast there were only two ways to escape from Hitler's Beckstadt prison... to die...or to sprout wings”
7.5
1973
1h 14m
WarDramaHistoryTV Movie
Director: Philip Leacock
Overview
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
Halden Brevik / Olav Volda
René Auberjonois
Halden Brevik / Olav Volda
Schiller
Richard Basehart
Schiller
Colonel Morgan Crawford
Chuck Connors
Colonel Morgan Crawford
Tanker
Max Baer Jr.
Tanker
Focus Flaherty
Don Knight
Focus Flaherty
Sparrow
Greg Mullavey
Sparrow
Davies
Paul Koslo
Davies
Donnelly
Barry Brown
Donnelly
Orville Fitzgerald
Tom Skerritt
Orville Fitzgerald
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