The Birdmen

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

The Birdmen — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 8, 1973
• Runtime
• 74 min
• Genres
• War, Drama, History, TV Movie
• Director
• Philip Leacock

The Birdmen — Cast

Doug McClure Major Harry Cook René Auberjonois Halden Brevik / Olav Volda Richard Basehart Schiller Chuck Connors Colonel Morgan Crawford Max Baer Jr. Tanker Don Knight Focus Flaherty Greg Mullavey Sparrow Paul Koslo Davies