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Writer:
David Kidd (writer)
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Release Date:
18 September 1971 (USA) more
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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
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Escape of the Birdmen (UK)
Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard (Europe: English title) (video title)
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Runtime:
74 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Donnelly is killed the position of his body changes twice. more
Quotes:
Schiller: Major, I'm afraid we are both in a great deal of trouble.
Cook: Why don't you break out the scotch first? My leg is killing me!
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Movie Connections:
References "Hogan's Heroes" (1965) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Great movie., 28 June 2004
Author: Walter Collins (ondessonk71@yahoo.com) from Shreveport, LA USA

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.

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