Story Line
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.
“Now is the time for heroes.”
Top Cast
Sylvester Stallone
Captain Robert Hatch
Michael Caine
Captain John Colby
Max von Sydow
Major Karl von Steiner
Pelé
Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil
Daniel Massey
Colonel Waldron
Tim Pigott-Smith
Rose
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Rating
6.9/ 10
Release Date
1981-06-17
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
DramaWar
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
7.5/10
•12/27/2015Arguably 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 Cap...
RottenPop
6/10
•6/26/2026With World Cup fever in full swing, it feels like the perfect time to revisit a film we reviewed a few years ago: Escape to Victory. Set during World War II and loosely inspired by true events, this classic football film follows a group of Allied pri...