Escape to Victory
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Poster for the North American release.
Tagline: "Now is the time for heroes." |
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| Directed by | John Huston |
| Produced by | Freddie Fields |
| Screenplay by |
Evan Jones Yabo Yablonsky |
| Story by | Yabo Yablonsky Djordje Milićević Jeff Maguire |
| Based on |
Two Half Times in Hell by Zoltán Fábri |
| Starring |
Sylvester Stallone Michael Caine Max von Sydow Pelé Bobby Moore |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Roberto Silvi |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time
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117 minutes |
| Country |
United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $27,453,418 |
Escape to Victory, known simply as Victory in North America, is a 1981 film 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 was directed by John Huston and starred Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max von Sydow, Daniel Massey and Pelé.
The film received great attention upon its theatrical release, as it also 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. Further Ipswich Town players stood in for actors in the football scenes – Kevin Beattie for Michael Caine, and Paul Cooper for Sylvester Stallone. The script was written by Yabo Yablonsky. The film was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
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