This is no ordinary soccer match: this is war! The battlefield: a stadium in occupied Paris. The armies: German all-stars vs. ragtag Allied POWs. The objective: demonstrate another "proof" of Aryan superiority. Guess who wins? Better yet, guess who cleverly uses the match as a means of escape? Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Max von Sydow star in this rouser directed by the legendary John Huston. The climatic match is a heart-in-the-throat, hat-in-the-air exhibition of brute force and balletic grace featuring soccer legends Pele, Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Co Prins, Mike Summerbee and more. Score a splendid entertainment goal for 'Victory'!

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Escape to Victory (1981)

War/Sports/Drama · 1h 56m · 1/26/1999

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR HEROES.

Description

Streaming Rank Today: 583910

Status

Released

Languages

English, German, French

Countries

United Kingdom, United States, Italy

Production Companies

Lorimar Film Entertainment, Victory Company, New Gold Entertainment

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$27,500,000

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Part Of

In 22 lists

Cast

Sylvester Stallone

The Players: U.S.A. - Capt. Robert Hatch

Michael Caine

The Players: England - Capt. John Colby

Pelé

The Players: Brazil - Cpl. Luis Fernandez

Bobby Moore

The Players: England - Terry Brady

Osvaldo Ardiles

The Players: Argentina - Carlos Rey

Paul Van Himst

The Players: Belgium - Michel Fileu

Kazimierz Deyna

The Players: Poland - Paul Wolchek

Hallvar Thoresen

The Players: Norway - Gunnar Hilsson

Mike Summerbee

The Players: England - Sid Harmor

Co Prins

The Players: Holland - Pieter Van Beck

Russell Osman

The Players: England - Doug Clure

John Wark

The Players: Scotland - Arthur Hayes

Søren Lindsted

The Players: Denmark - Erik Ball (as Soren Linsted)

Kevin O'Callaghan

The Players: Ireland - Tony Lewis (as Kevin O'Calloghan)

Max Von Sydow

The Germans - Major Karl Von Steiner (as Max Von Sydow)

Gary Waldhorn

The Germans - Mueller, Coach

George Mikell

The Germans - Kommandant

Laurie Sivell

The Germans - Goalie

Arthur Brauss

The Germans - Lutz

Robin Turner

The Germans - Player

Michael Wolf

The Germans - Lang

Jürgen Andersen

The Germans - Propaganda Civilian (as Jurgen Andersen)

David Shawyer

The Germans - Strauss

Werner Roth

The Germans - Baumann, Team Captain

Amidou

The French - Andre

Benoît Ferreux

The French - Jean Paul (as Benoit Ferreux)

Jean-François Stévenin

The French - Claude (as Jean Francois Stevenin)

Jack Lenoir

The French - Georges

Zoltán Gera

The French - Viktor (as Folton Gera)

Carole Laure

The French - Renee

Tim Pigott-Smith

The English - Rose

Julian Curry

The English - Shurlock

Clive Merrison

The English - The Forger

Maurice Roëves

The English - Pyrie

Michael Cochrane

The English - Farrell

Jack Kendrick

The English - Williams

Daniel Massey

The English - Colonel Waldron

Anton Diffring

The Commentators - Chief Commentator

Gunter Wolbert

The Commentators - German

Eolo Capacci

The Commentators - Italian (as Capacci Eolo)

Michel Dhrey

The Commentators - French

Sándor Egervári

German Team Player (uncredited)

Ferenc Fülöp

German Team Player (uncredited)

Laszlo Klima

Fan in Front Row (uncredited)

Ákos Moskovits

Renée's Son (uncredited)

László Tátrai

Match Referee (uncredited)

Nautic Von Horn

(uncredited)

Crew

John Huston

Director

Yabo Yablonsky

Writer

Djordje Milicevic

Writer

Jeff Maguire

Writer

Evan Jones

Writer

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Disc Releases

Victory

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD Slim, Low))

2/25/2020

Victory

(DVD, Snapper)

2/24/1998

$14.44

Victory

(DVD)

8/30/2005

Victory

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

11/9/2010