Victory (1981)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 2
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 1
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John Huston directed this exciting World War II action film, which culminates in a rousing soccer game. In a German prisoner of war camp, Major Karl von Steiner (Max Von Sydow), the camp commander, once a member of the German national soccer team, decides to put together a soccer match between a team of Allied prisoners, led by Captain John Colby (Michael Caine), a former English international soccer player. The game is to be played in Colombes Stadium in Paris and exploited for maximum
Jul 30, 1981 Limited
Feb 24, 1998
Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Sylvester Stallone
Robert Hatch -
Michael Caine
John Colby -
Max von Sydow
Maj. Karl Von Steiner -
Pelé
Luis Fernandez -
Werner Roth
Team Captain Baumann -
Carole Laure
Renee -
Daniel Massey
Col. Waldron -
Gary Waldhorn
Mueller -
George Mikell
Kommandant -
Amidou
Andre -
Jurgen Andersen
Propaganda Civilian -
Arthur Brauss
Lutz -
Julian Curry
Shurlock -
Anton Diffring
Chief Commentator -
Benoît Ferreux
Jean Paul -
Jack Lenoir
Georges -
Clive Merrison
The Forger -
Bobby Moore
Terry Brady -
Tim Pigott-Smith
Rose -
Maurice Roëves
Pyrie -
Jean-François Stévenin
Claude -
Michael Wolf
Lang -
Osvaldo Ardiles
Carlos Rey -
Zoltan Gera
Viktor -
Michael Cochrane
Farrell -
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All Critics (7) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (2)
Unsatisfactory both for fans of star-studded prison escape dramas and for football fans hoping to see cunningly devised tactics from Pele and his squad of internationals.
Top CriticThe form of the film is conventional, but the manner in which it has been executed is not.
A frankly oldfashioned World War II morality play, hinging on soccer as a civilized metaphor for the game of War.
Huston, showing admirable range in his old age, creates enough on-field magic and nostalgia for the beatiful game as an idyll of now-extinct sportsmanship.
A cracking good story and some of the best football action committed to celluloid have made this a Bank Holiday classic.
Alternately hokey and inspiring.
Audience Reviews for Victory
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
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- John Colby: What's the verdict on Williams?
- Maj. Karl Von Steiner: A regrettable mistake.
- John Colby: The whole bloody war's a regrettable mistake.
- Maj. Karl Von Steiner: I agree.
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Foreign Titles
- Escape to Victory (Victory) (DE)
- Escape to Victory (Victory) (UK)
