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The Birdmen

A US soldier's mission to smuggle a German scientist out of the atomic bomb program goes awry when they're captured and sent to a maximum-security POW camp in Europe.

American soldier Harry Cook is sent to Norway to aid in the defection of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans during World War II. They're captured and sent to a POW prison camp in a high alpine castle, where Cook must escape with the scientist before the Gestapo discovers the Norwegian's true identity. Cook convinces fellow prisoners to build a two-person glider to fly to Switzerland, racing against time to complete the project before the German guards and Gestapo catch up with them.

Info about The Birdmen

Studio(s): Universal Television, Silverton Productions

Originally Released: United States, Nov 08, 1973

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, History, War