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The Birdmen

7.5 74 mins War   Drama   History   TV Movie   1973
Universal Television   Silverton Productions  
Director(s): Philip Leacock

During WWII an American soldier sent to Norway to help with the escape of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. 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.

Casts of The Birdmen

Doug McClure

as Major Harry Cook

René Auberjonois

as Halden Brevik / Olav Volda

Richard Basehart

as Schiller

Chuck Connors

as Colonel Morgan Crawford

Max Baer Jr.

as Tanker

Don Knight

as Focus Flaherty

Greg Mullavey

as Sparrow

Paul Koslo

as Davies

Barry Brown

as Donnelly

Tom Skerritt

as Orville Fitzgerald

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