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The Birdmen (1971) is a TV movie about an American soldier who designs a glider to escape from a German prisoner of war camp. It aired as part of the ABC Movie of the Week.

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 Mullavy (Sparrow), Barry Brown (Donnelly), Paul Koslo (Davies), Genadii Biegouloff (Bridski), Rolf Niehus (Helmut Weber), Peter Hellman (Konrad), Karl Swenson (Gunter), Karl Bruck (Chief)

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Trivia 2.1 Behind the Scenes 2.2 Allusions and References 3 Quotes 4 DVD Release 5 Awards and Accolades

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