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Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1979
 125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

George P. Cosmatos

Starring

Roger Moore · Telly Savalas · David Niven · Stefanie Powers · Claudia Cardinale · Richard Roundtree

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 6th June 1979

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 9th Mar '79
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £252.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

9 Mar, 1979
4
16 Mar, 1979
4
23 Mar, 1979
4
30 Mar, 1979
4
6 Apr, 1979
5
13 Apr, 1979
6
20 Apr, 1979
5
27 Apr, 1979
4

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £591.7 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Escape to Athena (1979)  IMDb Mon, 15th September 2025

Escape to Athena | Audience Reviews  Rotten Tomatoes Wed, 3rd December 2025

Escape to Athena 1979 ***  film-authority.com Fri, 24th July 2020

Roger Moore didn't like his Escape to Athena role alongside James Bond star  Daily Express Mon, 23rd May 2022

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