Escape to Victory poster

Escape to Victory( 1981)

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Now is the time for heroes.

Overview

A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sylvester Stallone

      Captain Robert Hatch

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      Michael Caine

      Captain John Colby

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      Max von Sydow

      Major Karl von Steiner

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      Pelé

      Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil

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      Carole Laure

      Renée

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      Bobby Moore

      Terry Brady, England

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      Osvaldo Ardiles

      Carlos Rey, Argentina

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      Paul Van Himst

      Michel Fileu, Belgium

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      Kazimierz Deyna

      Paul Wolchek, Poland

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      Mike Summerbee

      Sid Harmor, England

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      Co Prins

      Pieter Van Beck, Holland

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      Russell Osman

      Doug Clure, England

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      John Wark

      Arthur Hayes, Scotland

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      Søren Lindsted

      Erik Ball, Denmark

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      Kevin O'Callaghan

      Tony Lewis, Ireland

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      Gary Waldhorn

      Mueller, german coach

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      George Mikell

      Kommandant

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      Laurie Sivell

      Schmidt, german goalie

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      Arthur Brauss

      Lutz

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      Robin Turner

      a german player

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      Michael Wolf

      Lang

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      Jürgen Andersen

      a propaganda civilian

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      David Shawyer

      Strauss

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      Werner Roth

      Baumann, german team captain

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      Amidou

      André

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      Benoît Ferreux

      Jean-Paul

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      Jean-François Stévenin

      Claude

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      Jack Lenoir

      Georges

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      Zoltán Gera

      Viktor

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      Tim Pigott-Smith

      Rose

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      Julian Curry

      Shurlock

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      Clive Merrison

      The Forger

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      Maurice Roëves

      Pyrie

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      Michael Cochrane

      Farrell

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      Jack Kendrick

      Williams

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      Daniel Massey

      Colonel Waldron

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      Anton Diffring

      chief commentator

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      Gunter Wolbert

      german commentator

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      Capacci Eolo

      italian commentator

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      Michel Drhey

      french commentator

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      Hallvar Thoresen

      Gunnar Hilsson, Norway

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    A review by John Chard

    7.5
    Written by John Chard on Sun Dec 27 2015
    Arguably one of the most unfairly derided boys own movies out there. World War II and the Nazi officers have come up with a propaganda driven idea for the German national football team to play a team composed of Allied Prisoners of War. Led by Capt. John Colby (Michael Caine) the prisoners agree, but there's more than just propaganda at stake here. Directed by John Huston in the twilight of his career, Escape To Victory, in spite of it being a perennial Bank Holiday staple viewing in the UK, is a film that's often used as a kicking post by stuffy critics. It's hard to understand why such ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    10000000.00

    Revenue

    27453418.00

    Keywords

    • nazi
    • escape
    • sports
    • football (soccer)