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During World War II, American soldier harry Cook (Doug McClure) and his team are sent to Norway to aid in the defection of Halden Brevik (René Auberjonois), a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. Captured by the Germans and sent to the Colditz POW prison camp in an alpine castle on the German-Swiss border, Cook must find a way to escape with the scientist before the Gestapo discovers the Norwegian's true identity. The prisoners pin their hopes for freedom on a homemade glider, ingeniously designed and built by the prisoners inside the walls of the fortress! Based on a true World War Two story, this made-for-television thriller also stars Richard Basehart (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea), Chuck Connors (The Rifleman), Max Baer, Jr. (The Beverly Hillbillies), and Tom Skerritt (Picket Fences).
Original Release
09/18/1971
US Release
09/18/1971
Cast
Name | Character |
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Doug McClure | Major Harry Cook |
Rene Auberjonois | Halden Brevik / Olav Volda |
Richard Basehart | Schiller |
Max Baer Jr. | Tanker |
Chuck Connors | Colonel Morgan Crawford |
Don Knight | Focus Flaherty |
Greg Mullavey | Sparrow |
Paul Koslo | Davies |
Barry Brown | Donnelly |
Tom Skerritt | Orville Fitzgerald |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Doug McClure | Major Harry Cook |
Rene Auberjonois | Halden Brevik / Olav Volda |
Richard Basehart | Schiller |
Max Baer Jr. | Tanker |
Chuck Connors | Colonel Morgan Crawford |
Don Knight | Focus Flaherty |
Greg Mullavey | Sparrow |
Paul Koslo | Davies |
Barry Brown | Donnelly |
Tom Skerritt | Orville Fitzgerald |
Charles Aidman | Opening Narration |
Genadii Biegouloff | Bridski |
Karl Bruck | Chef |
Bob Harks | Mourner |
Peter Hellman | Konrad |
Rolf Niehus | Helmut Weber |
Karl Swenson | Gunter |
Essam El Erian | German Soldier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harve Bennett | Producer |
Harry Tatelman | Producer |