Escape to Victory

Escape to Victory

116 mins | Drama, War | June 17, 1981

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.

Escape to Victory

116 mins | Drama, War | June 17, 1981

Escape to Victory
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Paramount, Lorimar Productions
Original title Escape to Victory
Directors John Huston
Writers Yabo Yablonsky, Evan Jones, Djordje Milicevic, Jeff Maguire

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

John Wark

as Arthur Hayes, Scotland

Søren Lindsted

as Erik Ball, Denmark

Kevin O'Callaghan

as Tony Lewis, Ireland

Gary Waldhorn

as Mueller, german coach

George Mikell

as Kommandant

Laurie Sivell

as Schmidt, german goalie

Arthur Brauss

as Lutz

Robin Turner

as a german player

Michael Wolf

as Lang

Jürgen Andersen

as a propaganda civilian

David Shawyer

as Strauss

Werner Roth

as Baumann, german team captain

Amidou

as André

Benoît Ferreux

as Jean-Paul

Jack Lenoir

as Georges

Zoltán Gera

as Viktor

Julian Curry

as Shurlock

Clive Merrison

as The Forger

Maurice Roëves

as Pyrie

Michael Cochrane

as Farrell

Jack Kendrick

as Williams

Daniel Massey

as Colonel Waldron

Anton Diffring

as chief commentator

Gunter Wolbert

as german commentator

Capacci Eolo

as italian commentator

Michel Drhey

as french commentator

Hallvar Thoresen

as Gunnar Hilsson, Norway