There was a movie out in the mid to late 70s that involved flying
hangliders into a monastery high up in some mountains at night. I'd
like to know either the name of the movie or where that monastery was.

Dear jsjump-ga;

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. The
movie you are referring to was the 1976 movies 'Sky Riders' starring
James Coburn, Susannah York, and Robert Culp.

"The wife, Ellen (Susannah York), of an international industrialist
(Robert Culp) and her two children are kidnapped from their Athens
home by a terrorist group and taken to an abandoned monastery on an
imposing, needle-shaped crag. The police immediately snap into action.
Inspector Nikolidis (Charles Aznavour) attempts to free them, but the
police force fails. Coming into the picture is Ellen's ex-husband, Jim
McCabe (James Coburn). Pondering the situation, he notices a couple of
crows in flight and gets a brainstorm. McCabe tracks down a flying
circus of hang-gliding riders and requisitions them for the rescue.
The hang gliders teach McCabe to fly, and McCabe teaches them to
fight. Then, on the night of a full moon, the group glides off to the
monastery to save Ellen."
MSN
http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=466272

This movie was filmed on location in the Greek isles.

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Top notch answer. It's been bugging me for years. Hoped to go to the
monastery, thought it was in Europe. Another vacation I suppose....