Movie
Escape to Victory
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-06-17
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Victory Company, New Gold Entertainment, Lorimar Motion Pictures
- Country
- Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America, Hungary
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Captain Robert Hatch
- Michael Caine as Captain John Colby
- Max von Sydow as Major Karl von Steiner
- Pelé as Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil
- Carole Laure as Renée
- Bobby Moore as Terry Brady, England
- Osvaldo Ardiles as Carlos Rey, Argentina
- Paul Van Himst as Michel Fileu, Belgium
- Kazimierz Deyna as Paul Wolchek, Poland
- Mike Summerbee as Sid Harmor, England
- Co Prins as Pieter Van Beck, Holland
- Russell Osman as Doug Clure, England
Crew
- John Huston - Director
- Evan Jones - Screenplay
- Yabo Yablonsky - Screenplay
- Yabo Yablonsky - Story
- Djordje Milicevic - Story
- Jeff Maguire - Story
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