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Victory (Escape to Victory) (1981)

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Starring (View all)
Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone
The Players: U.S.A. - Capt. Robert Hatch
Michael Caine Michael Caine
The Players: England - Capt. John Colby
Pelé Pelé
The Players: Brazil - Cpl. Luis Fernandez
Bobby Moore Bobby Moore
The Players: England - Terry Brady
Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo Ardiles
The Players: Argentina - Carlos Rey
Paul Van Himst Paul Van Himst
The Players: Belgium - Michel Fileu
Kazimierz Deyna Kazimierz Deyna
The Players: Poland - Paul Wolchek
Mike Summerbee Mike Summerbee
The Players: England - Sid Harmor


Written by (View all)
Jeff Maguire Jeff Maguire
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13 years, 7 months ago at Sep 2 7:57
yeah so what - a yank in goal for England - playing against the germans whilst digging out through the baths. Top film - personally I watch it everytime its on.

Escape to Victory

12 years, 4 months ago at Dec 1 7:45
Association football plays a central role of the film. A team of Allied prisoners of war (POWs), coached and represented by Englishman Captain John Colby (Michael Caine) (who was a professional footballer for West Ham United before the war) agree to play an exhibition match against a German team, only to find themselves involved in a German propaganda stunt.

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Release date: 31 July 1981
UPC: 012569070820
Tags: Drama (4), War (4), Sport (3), 1981 (3), Football (3), Prison (2), World War II (2), WWII (2), 80's (2), POW (2), Escape (2), Nazis (2), Nazi (2), Honor (2), Soccer (2), Resistance (1), US Navy (1), Sailor (1), US Army (1), Prison Camp (1)
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" In World War II, a group of Nazi officers come up with a propaganda event in which an all-star Nazi team will play a team composed of Allied prisoners of war in a soccer (football) game. The prisoners agree, planning on using the game as a means of escape from the camp. The movie was inspired by an actual series of games in Kiev, during the German occupation of the city. Several members of Dynamo Kiev, the top football team in Ukraine, found work in a bakery. There they formed a football te"


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"Pele ja Bobby Moore näyttävät Syltylle kuinka pelata jalkapalloa ja antaa kaikkensa. Syltty myös puhuu ranskaa. Natsit ovat pahoja, Maikkel Caine karismaattinen ja John Huston osaa ohjata elokuvia, Aika lailla samaa tasoa Suuren pakoretken kanssa, ihan tosi.(25.4)"


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