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Victory

  • 1981
  • PG
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
35K
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Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pelé in Victory (1981)
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SoccerDramaSportWar

As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's e... Read allAs allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.

  • Director
    • John Huston
  • Writers
    • Yabo Yablonsky
    • Djordje Milicevic
    • Jeff Maguire
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Pelé
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    35K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Huston
    • Writers
      • Yabo Yablonsky
      • Djordje Milicevic
      • Jeff Maguire
    • Stars
      • Michael Caine
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Pelé
    • 125User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:25
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    Photos78

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    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • The Players: England - Capt. John Colby
    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • The Players: U.S.A. - Capt. Robert Hatch
    Pelé
    Pelé
    • The Players: Brazil - Cpl. Luis Fernandez
    Bobby Moore
    Bobby Moore
    • The Players: England - Terry Brady
    Osvaldo Ardiles
    Osvaldo Ardiles
    • The Players: Argentina - Carlos Rey
    Paul Van Himst
    • The Players: Belgium - Michel Fileu
    Kazimierz Deyna
    Kazimierz Deyna
    • The Players: Poland - Paul Wolchek
    Hallvar Thoresen
    • The Players: Norway - Gunnar Hilsson
    Mike Summerbee
    • The Players: England - Sid Harmor
    Co Prins
    • The Players: Holland - Pieter Van Beck
    Russell Osman
    • The Players: England - Doug Clure
    John Wark
    • The Players: Scotland - Arthur Hayes
    Søren Lindsted
    • The Players: Denmark - Erik Ball
    • (as Soren Linsted)
    Kevin O'Callaghan
    • The Players: Ireland - Tony Lewis
    • (as Kevin O'Calloghan)
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • The Germans - Major Karl Von Steiner
    • (as Max Von Sydow)
    Gary Waldhorn
    Gary Waldhorn
    • The Germans - Mueller, Coach
    George Mikell
    • The Germans - Kommandant
    Laurie Sivell
    • The Germans - Goalie
    • Director
      • John Huston
    • Writers
      • Yabo Yablonsky
      • Djordje Milicevic
      • Jeff Maguire
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Sir Michael Caine admitted that the only reason he agreed to make this movie was the opportunity to work alongside soccer legend Pelé.
    • Goofs
      During the match an injured POW player is taken off by stretcher and another player puts on a shirt to replace him. Substitutes were not introduced in this way until 1953; until that point, a "substitute" was a player who stood in for another who had failed to turn up for the game and players were not replaced once the match was underway.
    • Quotes

      Hatch: This frigging game is ruining my life.

    • Alternate versions
      CBS edited 20 minutes from this film for its 1983 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Victory/Condorman/Loulou/Under the Rainbow (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony 5, 4th movement
      (uncredited)

      Written by Dmitri Shostakovich

    User reviews125

    Featured review

    This movie is part of my childhood.

    This movie is part of my childhood. My older brother was obsessed - to say the least - with this movie, and we used to watch it every week or so. I must have seen it about a hundred times. Pelé, Ardiles, Bob Moore... No football fan can miss this movie. Is it any good? I don't think it's very good, but this is one of those movies that really made part of my life and i can never forget it. Until today - i haven't seen the movie in several years - i can recall many of the dialogs, and a lot of the situations of the game. Brazil was eliminated in 1982's world cup after an epic game against Italy - one of the most profound traumas in Brazilian football history, an event that made Brazil to change it's game style - the art football - to a more pragmatic and tactical style. Somehow this movie reminds me of that golden period of Brazilian football.
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    • Jun 20, 2010
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    FAQ21

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1981 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Italy
      • Hungary
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Escape to Victory
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Lorimar Film Entertainment
      • Victory Company
      • New Gold Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,853,418
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,853,418
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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