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A number of Allied prisoners of war are manipulated into playing in a propaganda soccer match against the German National team in Paris. From there they plan their escape. A wonderful cast that includes: Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Pele, Max von Sydow and Bobby Moore. A gem of a movie! Read more

Starring	Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max Von Sydow, Pele
Director	John Huston
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- Unsatisfactory both for fans of star-studded prison escape dramas and for football fans hoping to see cunningly devised... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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  The All Time Greatest Football Film Ever Made
  
  Not a bad storyline to go along with it either. Just one small down point though. What was the director thinking when he cast Sylvester stallone as the allies ... read more »
  
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  - Reading,England
  - 22 Jun 2004 at 15:05
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  Good if ur in to football films
  
  I dont go much on this film it's only 4 people who love football movies and nop I'm not a fan of eney sport movies all all a part from stuff like rocky ... read more »
  
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  escape to victory
  
  entertaining football war film. suspend disbelief and historical accuracy and enjoy it as an entertaining story and you'll have fun, not oscar but not ... read more »
  
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- - NICKJOJO
  - 227 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 21 May 2010 at 09:36
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  Epic drama wrapped in a family movie
  
  I loved this movie. Highly slated within America (probably because it doesn't portray them winning the war), thisa movie follows the escape plans of a group... read more »
  
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  - carlsob
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  - Kidderminster
  - 14 Jan 2010 at 16:57
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  escape to victory
  
  this was a great film to watch
  
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  - Melton Mowbray
  - 22 Nov 2009 at 22:07
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  Such a great feel good film
  
  The dream cast of top actors and sporting icons!! A simple plot with plenty of smile scenes and a really fun ending. A definite film you can watch again and ... read more »
  
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  - Tring
  - 21 Jul 2009 at 15:26
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  Awesome footy film
  
  Set in a POW camp the Germans decide to raise morale by beating the allies in a football game, with a few twists and turns as you may expect.
  
  Worth ... read more »
  
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- - Korsatino
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Mar 2009 at 13:03
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  Escape to Victory
  
  Dad loved this film, which I knew he would being a war film fanatic, he said to recommend it.
  
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- - Kat Wall
  - East Yorkshire,England
  - 18 Jun 2008 at 03:12
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  Football,comedy Nazi's,Caine ,Pele and Moore!
  
  If you are a football fan, a fan of war movies, and a fan of Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone you have a treat awaiting you. The plot surrounds a group of ... read more »
  
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- - Spinko
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  - Chorley
  - 13 May 2008 at 10:26
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  Great Pointless Film.
  
  This film is wonderful escapism (so what I did there). Even Stallone gives a great performance. Great actors, great footballers, great story. Sometimes football... read more »
  
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- - eddieboy01
  - 20 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 12:47
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  War time classic
  
  You've got to love football and war films and it's all in this great film,some cameo appearances from the likes of Pele,Bobby Moore,Ossie Ardiles and ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Mar 2008 at 00:05
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  The All Time Greatest Football Film Ever Made
  
  Not a bad storyline to go along with it either. Just one small down point though. What was the director thinking when he cast Sylvester stallone as the allies ... read more »
  
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  - Reading,England
  - 22 Jun 2004 at 15:05
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  John Wark Tashtastic
  
  As an Ipswich fan I loved this film. Half of the cast (and some of the German players) were from Bobby Robsons 1981 Uefa cup winning team. Fantastic
  
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  - Midlands
  - 25 Jun 2006 at 19:28
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  Great football film
  
  The great escape with goalposts!!
  
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  - Norn Iron
  - 12 Dec 2006 at 17:06
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  escape to victory
  
  entertaining football war film. suspend disbelief and historical accuracy and enjoy it as an entertaining story and you'll have fun, not oscar but not ... read more »
  
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- - NICKJOJO
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  - Surrey
  - 21 May 2010 at 09:36
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  War
  
  A Great story good to watch
  
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  - Dunbar, Scotland
  - 14 Jul 2006 at 09:41
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  Victory
  
  My favorite prisoner of war film.
  
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  - ipswich,england
  - 26 Sep 2006 at 20:22
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  Fantastic film
  
  Wonderful movie, all the stars all the players, just fantastic. Weill worth seeing again and again
  
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- - Zaphod
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  - Poole
  - 05 Nov 2006 at 13:51
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  You don't have to be a boy to love this film!!
  
  Honestly, do not think this is a war or football film just for the boys!
  
  This would be in my top 10 films of all time - the scene where Pele tells ... read more »
  
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- - Di
  - London
  - 16 Feb 2007 at 13:44
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  ESCAPE TO VICTORY.
  
  Escape to Victory is set in a Prisoner of War camp during the second world war. Michael Caine stars as Captain John Colby, who leads Sylvester Stallone and an ... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 06 May 2007 at 06:57
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  not bad but a bit fluffy
  
  this film isn't bad, its quite entertaining, but even more so than the great escape, a lot of it isn't plausible and is only a bit of fluff.
  
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- - squirrelgirl
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  - 23 Jun 2007 at 11:51

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- Unsatisfactory both for fans of star-studded prison escape dramas and for football fans hoping to see cunningly devised... read more on Time Out
- 49212
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19

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- Escape to Victory
  
  A number of Allied prisoners of war are manipulated into playing in a propaganda soccer match against the German National team in Paris. From there they plan their escape.
  
  A wonderful cast that includes:
  
  Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Pele, Max von Sydow and Bobby Moore. A ...