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Sylvester Stallone
Captain Robert Hatch
Michael Caine
Captain John Colby
Max von Sydow
Major Karl von Steiner
Pelé
Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil
Carole Laure
Renée
Bobby Moore
Terry Brady, England
Osvaldo Ardiles
Carlos Rey, Argentina
Paul Van Himst
Michel Fileu, Belgium
Kazimierz Deyna
Paul Wolchek, Poland
Mike Summerbee
Sid Harmor, England
Co Prins
Pieter Van Beck, Holland
Russell Osman
Doug Clure, England
John Wark
Arthur Hayes, Scotland
Søren Lindsted
Erik Ball, Denmark
Kevin O'Callaghan
Tony Lewis, Ireland
Gary Waldhorn
Mueller, german coach
George Mikell
Kommandant
Laurie Sivell
Schmidt, german goalie
Arthur Brauss
Lutz
Robin Turner
a german player
Michael Wolf
Lang
Jürgen Andersen
a propaganda civilian
David Shawyer
Strauss
Werner Roth
Baumann, german team captain
Amidou
André
Benoît Ferreux
Jean-Paul
Jean-François Stévenin
Claude
Jack Lenoir
Georges
Zoltán Gera
Viktor
Tim Pigott-Smith
Rose
Julian Curry
Shurlock
Clive Merrison
The Forger
Maurice Roëves
Pyrie
Michael Cochrane
Farrell
Jack Kendrick
Williams
Daniel Massey
Colonel Waldron
Anton Diffring
chief commentator
Gunter Wolbert
german commentator
Capacci Eolo
italian commentator
Michel Drhey
french commentator
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 ...