- BFI identifier166999
- Date1981 (Copyright)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisDuring the Second World War, a group of allied prisoners are forced to play the German All-Star soccer team in a life-and-death match staged by the Nazi propaganda machine. (Synopsis)
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- Subject
- CreditsDirected by: John Huston
©: The Victory Film Partnership
A co-production of: The Victory Company
view all - CastMax von Sydow (Major Karl von Steiner) the Germans
Gary Waldhorn (Mueller, coach) the Germans
George Mikell (Kommandant) the Germans
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Title
Victory (Original)
Escape to Victory (Alternative)
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