ESCAPE TO VICTORY (1981)

JOHN HUSTON

Sport War 1940s Drama Thriller Action/Adventure

Cast

SYLVESTER STALLONE MICHAEL CAINE PELE BOBBY MOORE OSVALDO ARDILES KAZIMIERZ DEYNA HALLVAR THORESEN MIKE SUMMERBEE JOHN WARK MAX VON SYDOW

Plot

The battlefield: a stadium in occupied Paris. The armies: German all-stars vs. ragtag Allied POWs. The objective: demonstrate another "proof" of Aryan superiority, but thanks to some fine football, unlikely goalkeeping and acting worthy of a red card the lads do us proud, before attempting to leg it over the fence and back to blighty. An entertainingly tongue in cheek wartime adventure rather surprisingly from the great John Houston.