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Victory (Escape to Victory) (1981)

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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

PG, 1 hr. 57 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: John Huston

Written By: Evan Jones, Jeff Maguire

In Theaters: Jul 30, 1981 Limited

On DVD: Feb 24, 1998

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Sylvester Stallone
Robert Hatch
Michael Caine
John Colby
Max von Sydow
Maj. Karl Von Steiner
Pel�
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
Beno�t Ferreux
Jean Paul
Jack Lenoir
Georges
Clive Merrison
The Forger
Bobby Moore
Terry Brady
Tim Pigott-Smith
Rose
Maurice Ro�ves
Pyrie
Jean-Fran�ois St�venin
Claude
Michael Wolf
Lang
Osvaldo Ardiles
Carlos Rey
Zoltan Gera
Viktor
Michael Cochrane
Farrell

Critic Reviews for Victory (Escape to Victory)

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (2)

The form of the film is conventional, but the manner in which it has been executed is not.

August 13, 2010 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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A frankly oldfashioned World War II morality play, hinging on soccer as a civilized metaphor for the game of War.

August 13, 2010 Full Review Source: Variety

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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.

August 13, 2010 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Gavin Bainbridge

Empire Magazine

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.

August 13, 2010 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

A cracking good story and some of the best football action committed to celluloid have made this a Bank Holiday classic.

August 13, 2010 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

Alternately hokey and inspiring.

August 13, 2010 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Imagine the brilliance of combining The Great Escape with football. If The Great Escape didn't have you crying manly tears of true awesomeness into a nice cup of tea then this surely will. The use of real actors and footballing professionals really does give the film a more realistic edge than many sporting films. Well

August 5, 2008