During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.

Roger Moore
as Otto Hecht

Telly Savalas
as Zeno

David Niven
as Professor Blake

Stefanie Powers
as Dottie Del Mar

Claudia Cardinale
as Eleana

Richard Roundtree
as Nat Judson

Sonny Bono
as Bruno Rotelli

Elliott Gould
as Charlie

Anthony Valentine
as Volkmann

Siegfried Rauch
as Braun
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I can just imagine Telly Savalas getting a few of his pals around a table for some ouzo on the rocks and suggesting they set a comedy-adventure film on a Greek island so they can all get a tan whilst he exudes his obvious pride in his homeland. Luckily, David Niven's experiences at cirrhosis-by-the-...