Terror in the Sky
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The Birdmen, also known as Escape of the Birdmen and Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen, is a 1971 television film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Doug McClure and René Auberjonois. It was a fictionalized account based on a proposed scheme for prisoners of war to escape from Colditz Castle by a clandestinely constructed glider christened ...
Jul 26, 2011 · I really like this movie - especially given that is was a movie of the week. That being said a few things about this release. 1. This was a TV movie airing under the title "The Birdmen" in the US. 2. A different version was shown theatrically in parts or Europe under the title "Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard" 3.
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A U.S. major (Doug McClure) and his Allied buddies build a glider to escape from a Nazi's (Richard Basehart) castle prison.
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- Doug Mcclure
- Philip Leacock
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Based on a true World War Two story, Doug McClure stars as Harry Cook, an Allied soldier who tries to escape a Nazi prison camp with a scientist in tow, using a glider built by their fellow inmates. Characteristics. Keywords. war, behind-enemy-lines, concentration-camp, escape, freedom, Nazism, prison, scientist.
- Philip Leacock
Passable warlike movie with a memorable escape and outstanding acting by well-known TV faces .This is an acceptable film set in Germany 1943 about a daring breakout from inescapable Nazi concentration camp in a high alpine castle ,with all-Television-star-cast and professionally realized .
The Birdmen, also known as Escape of the Birdmen and Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen, is a 1971 television film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Doug McClure and René...
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.
