Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sylvester Stallone | ... | The Players: U.S.A. - Capt. Robert Hatch | |
Michael Caine | ... | The Players: England - Capt. John Colby | |
Pelé | ... | The Players: Brazil - Cpl. Luis Fernandez | |
Bobby Moore | ... | The Players: England - Terry Brady | |
Osvaldo Ardiles | ... | The Players: Argentina - Carlos Rey | |
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Paul Van Himst | ... | The Players: Belgium - Michel Fileu |
Kazimierz Deyna | ... | The Players: Poland - Paul Wolchek | |
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Hallvar Thoresen | ... | The Players: Norway - Gunnar Hilsson |
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Mike Summerbee | ... | The Players: England - Sid Harmor |
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Co Prins | ... | The Players: Holland - Pieter Van Beck |
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Russell Osman | ... | The Players: England - Doug Clure |
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John Wark | ... | The Players: Scotland - Arthur Hayes |
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Søren Lindsted | ... | The Players: Denmark - Erik Ball (as Soren Linsted) |
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Kevin O'Callaghan | ... | The Players: Ireland - Tony Lewis (as Kevin O'Calloghan) |
Max von Sydow | ... | The Germans - Major Karl Von Steiner (as Max Von Sydow) |
In World War II, a group of Nazi officers come up with a propaganda event in which an all-star Nazi team will play a team composed of Allied prisoners of war in a soccer (football) game. The prisoners agree, planning on using the game as a means of escape from the camp. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
I was looking through the action collection at the video store and trying to find something that might interest my husband and myself, a daunting task. When I picked up Victory, I thought 'why not?' as it has Max Von Sydow who we both enjoy. The fact that it had Michael Caine was an added bonus. Besides I wanted to know what kind of film could have those two AND Sylvester Stallone. Somehow I couldn't picture Stallone playing football with the Europeans, at least not doing it well. I was right. Stallone couldn't play, but it didn't matter because that was part of the shtick for the character.
I'll admit that there were a couple of places where the plot was rather predictable and places where I simply thought it was completely unbelievable. However, all in all I would recommend this movie. It's fun and, at times, touching.