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David Kidd (writer)
Release Date:
18 September 1971 (USA)
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Tagline:
They used to boast there were only two ways to escape from Hitler's Beckstadt prison... to die...or to sprout wings
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During World War II, American soldier Harry Cook is sent to Norway to aid in the defection of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans...
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Doug McClure | ... | Major Harry Cook |
 | Rene Auberjonois | ... | Halden Brevik / Olav Volda |
 | Richard Basehart | ... | Schiller |
| Chuck Connors | ... | Colonel Morgan Crawford |
| Max Baer Jr. | ... | Tanker |
| Don Knight | ... | Focus Flaherty |
 | Tom Skerritt | ... | Orville 'Fitz' Fitzgerald |
 | Greg Mullavey | ... | Sparrow |
 | Barry Brown | ... | Donnelly |
 | Paul Koslo | ... | Davies |
| Genadii Biegouloff | ... | Bridski |
| Rolf Niehus | ... | Helmut Weber |
| Peter Hellman | ... | Konrad |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Gunter |
| Karl Bruck | ... | Chef |
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Also Known As:
Escape of the Birdmen (UK)
Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard (Europe: English title) (video title)
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Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard (Europe: English title) (video title)
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74 min
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During a prisoner roll call, the German guard calls the name "Hogan", a reference to "Hogan's Heroes" (1965), which also featured Don Knight. The name "Baer" is also called, a reference to Max Baer, who stars in the film.
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Continuity: After Donnelly is killed the position of his body changes twice.
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References "Hogan's Heroes" (1965)
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It has been over 30 years since I've seen the movie "The Birdmen." I only remember bits and pieces---one scene that comes to mind is a song one of the captured POWs sing that really bothered the Germans. Even after all these years, I still remember that melody. I'm hoping to try and find it on VHS or DVD-now that I know what the title is. (Thank you IMDb.com). When it first aired, I remember my brother and I watching it. Since neither of us really cared about history-we only watched it for our own reasons. I was a fan of Chuck Connors and my brother liked Richard Baseheart. And of course; we both knew who Max Baer, Jr was. It would make a welcome addition to anyones video/DVD library.