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Escape of the Birdmen (1971) was a Film directed by Philip Leacock and produced by Harve Bennett.

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Escape Of The Birdmen-Made For TV Movie-Ep. 5

By Tom on Apr 30, 2015 From The Old Movie House

Everyone is now really upset. When Harry first proposed the glider project he said that the men to fly would be chosen at the last minute. Tanker thought it was a good idea as everyone would work at their peak. But when Harrys says that he and Olav are going to fly, and that was the plan all along, ... Read full article


Escape Of The Birdmen-Made For TV Movie-Ep. 4

By Tom on Apr 27, 2015 From The Old Movie House

Harry is faced with a dilemma. He has to choose between completing a job he was given by the President of the United States, and informing on a fellow officer and flier. Deciding he must do something he pays a visit to Commandant Schillers’ office. When Harry arrives the commandants face is gr... Read full article


Escape Of The Birdmen-Made For TV Movie-Ep. 3

By Tom on Apr 24, 2015 From The Old Movie House

After the vote Harry makes it clear that there can’t be any other escape attempts. Col. Crawford makes it clear to Harry “you get out your way, I’ll get out mine”. Col. Crawford wants to try tunneling in the castle chapel. It’s decided that before a full scale glider is... Read full article


Escape of the Birdmen–Made For TV Movie-Ep. 2

By Tom on Apr 20, 2015 From The Old Movie House

With the death of Donnelly the cast is as follows: Chuck Connors (The Rifleman, Roots, The Omega Man, Airplane II) plays Col. Morgan Crawford. As the senior officer he is in charge of the escape committee. He talks big, but is more than ready to quit trying to escape and ride out the remainder of... Read full article


Escape Of The Birdmen–Made for TV movie-Ep.1

By Tom on Apr 17, 2015 From The Old Movie House

This film is an odd one. Odd primarily because of its title. The DVD cover says “Colditz The Escape of the Birdmen”, yet the film is called simply “The Birdmen”. And I’m pretty sure that when I first saw this film back in 1971 (that’s forty-four years ago) the TV ... Read full article


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