Escape to Victory
“Now is the time for heroes.”
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.
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Cast
42 people
Sylvester Stallone
Captain Robert Hatch
Known for
Rocky
The Expendables
Michael Caine
Captain John Colby
Known for
Interstellar
Batman Begins
Max von Sydow
Major Karl von Steiner
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Pelé
Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil
Also in
Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol
Hotshot
Daniel Massey
Colonel Waldron
Known for
Star!
Bad Timing
Tim Pigott-Smith
Rose
Known for
V for Vendetta
Houdini
Maurice Roëves
Pyrie
Known for
The Last of the Mohicans
Judge Dredd
Julian Curry
Shurlock
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Clive Merrison
The Forger
Known for
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Heavenly Creatures
Bobby Moore
Terry Brady, England
Also in
World in Action
The Jim Baxter Story
Osvaldo Ardiles
Carlos Rey, Argentina
Also in
Football's Foreign Legion
World in Action
Paul Van Himst
Michel Fileu, Belgium
John Huston Director · Evan Jones Screenplay Yabo Yablonsky Screenplay
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $10M · United States release July 30, 1981
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$27,453,418
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Victory Company
Production
New Gold Entertainment
Production
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
Lorimar Productions
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 17, 1981
Theatrical
United States · July 30, 1981
Theatrical
Brazil
December 21, 1981 · Theatrical
April 12, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
October 1, 1994 · Physical
France
September 23, 1981 · Theatrical
Germany
May 13, 1982 · Theatrical
Greece
June 15, 1982 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 14, 1985 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 12, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
October 17, 1981 · Theatrical
Japan
December 19, 1981 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 3, 1982 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 17, 1981 · Theatrical
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