soldiers, but not before their commander orders a V-2 rocket launch to destroy the invasion fleet. Judson knocks out the control room with grenades, but one of the Germans survives long enough to activate the base's self-destruct mechanism. Not realising the danger immediately, Charlie and Rotelli scour the monastery for the treasure, while Judson frees the monks. Zeno finds the self-destruct clock, but he cannot deactivate it. Zeno, the monks and the Americans escape the monastery before it explodes. Searching for treasure until the last minute, Charlie escapes the explosion with the only treasure the Germans left behind — tin plates adorned with Hitler's face. During the victory celebration in the village, Hecht, Charlie, and Dottie plan after the war to capitalise on treasures Hecht has already looted, by making copies to sell to Americans. Professor Blake learns from one of the freed monks that their treasure — Byzantine plates made of gold — is safe, having been hidden in the brothel the entire time. The final scene cuts to the modern day, by which time Zeno's former headquarters have been turned into a state museum housing the treasures of Mount Athena. Cast Roger Moore as Major Otto Hecht: an Austrian who is the Wehrmacht commandant of the POW camp, a former antiques dealer Telly Savalas as Zeno: the head of the Greek island's resistance movement David Niven as Professor Blake: senior British officer amongst the prisoners and a well-known archaeologist Stefanie Powers as Dottie Del Mar: an American USO artist (in fact, stripper), who was shot down with Charlie and detained in the POW camp Elliott Gould as Charlie Dane: an American comedian, USO performer and professional partner of Dottie Claudia Cardinale as Eleana: a local madame, girlfriend of Zeno Richard Roundtree as Sgt. Nat Judson: African-American POW and amateur magician Sonny Bono as Bruno Rotelli: an Italian POW, professional chef Anthony Valentine as Maj. Volkmann: SS officer, town commandant and Hecht's rival Siegfried Rauch as Lt. Braun: SS officer under Volkmann's command Richard Wren as Capt. Reistoffer: Volkmann's adjutant Michael Sheard as Sgt. Mann: Hecht's senior camp NCO Philip Locke as Colonel Vogel Steve Ubels as Capt. Lantz Paul Picerni as Zeno's Man Paul Stassino as Zeno's Man William Holden makes an uncredited cameo as an American sergeant, commenting that he has not escaped as he has a comfortable life as a prisoner. Production The film was based