The Birdmen

The Birdmen
Screenplay byDavid Kidd
Directed byPhilip Leacock
StarringDoug McClure
Narrated byCharles Aidman
Music byDavid Rose
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersHarve Bennett
Harry Tatelman
CinematographyJack A. Marta
EditorsRobert F. Shugrue
Gene Palmer
Running time74 min.
Production companyUniversal Pictures
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1971 (1971-09-18)

The Birdmen, also known as Escape of the Birdmen and Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen, is a 1971 television film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Doug McClure and René Auberjonois. It was a fictionalized account based on a proposed scheme for prisoners of war to escape from Colditz Castle by a clandestinely constructed glider christened the Colditz Cock. The film appeared on the ABC Movie of the Week on September 18, 1971. The film was shot at Universal Studios Hollywood and released theatrically in several countries.

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