Escape to Victory
Now is the time for heroes.
A wartime drama that finds hope and camaraderie through sport, balancing the grim reality of POW camps with the uplifting power of collective human spirit and athletic competition.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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
Maurice Roëves
Pyrie
Julian Curry
Shurlock
Clive Merrison
The Forger
Bobby Moore
Terry Brady, England
Osvaldo Ardiles
Carlos Rey, Argentina
Paul Van Himst
Michel Fileu, Belgium
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