Escape to Victory (1981)
- Directed by
- John Huston
- Genre
- drama film, war film, prison film, association football film
- Country
- United States, Hungary
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 1,013 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Allied prisoners of war in a German camp during World War II are forced to play a football match against a German team. They use the game to plan their escape.
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What happens
Escape to Victory (released as Victory in some markets) is a 1981 American sports war film directed by John Huston and starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé. The film is about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German prison camp during the Second World War who play an exhibition match of football against a German team. The film received great attention upon its theatrical release, as it starred professional footballers Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Kazimierz Deyna, Paul Van Himst, Mike Summerbee, Hallvar Thoresen, Werner Roth and Pelé. Numerous Ipswich Town players were also in the film, including John Wark, Russell Osman, Laurie Sivell, Robin Turner and Kevin O'Callaghan. Other Ipswich Town players stood in for actors in the football scenes: Kevin Beattie for Michael Caine, and Paul Cooper for Sylvester Stallone. Yabo Yablonsky wrote the script and the film was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.