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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1981-06-17
Languageen
Runtime1h 56m
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$27,453,418
Production

Victory Company, New Gold Entertainment, Lorimar Motion Pictures

6.9(1.0k)
•1981•1h 56m

Escape to Victory

"Now is the time for heroes."

DramaWar

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.

Director
John Huston
Writing & Screenplay
Evan JonesYabo Yablonsky
Cinematography
Gerry Fisher

Principal Cast

42 credited
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester StalloneCaptain Robert Hatch
Michael Caine
Michael CaineCaptain John Colby
Max von Sydow
Max von SydowMajor Karl von Steiner
Pelé
PeléCpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil
Daniel Massey
Daniel MasseyColonel Waldron
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-SmithRose
Maurice Roëves
Maurice RoëvesPyrie
Julian Curry
Julian CurryShurlock
Clive Merrison
Clive MerrisonThe Forger
Bobby Moore
Bobby MooreTerry Brady, England

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