Escape to Victory
Synopsis
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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A crew of 41+ credited
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Box Office
Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$27.5M
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Cast & Crew
41 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sylvester Stallone
as Captain Robert Hatch
Michael Caine
as Captain John Colby
Max Von Sydow
as Major Karl von Steiner
Pele
as Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil
Carole Laure
as Renée
Bobby Moore
as Terry Brady, England
Osvaldo Ardiles
as Carlos Rey, Argentina
Paul Van Himst
as Michel Fileu, Belgium
Kazimierz Deyna
as Paul Wolchek, Poland
Mike Summerbee
as Sid Harmor, England
Co Prins
as Pieter Van Beck, Holland
Russell Osman
as Doug Clure, England
Supporting cast
29John Wark
as Arthur Hayes, Scotland
S Ren Lindsted
as Erik Ball, Denmark
Kevin O Callaghan
as Tony Lewis, Ireland
Gary Waldhorn
as Mueller, german coach
George Mikell
as Kommandant
Laurie Sivell
as Schmidt, german goalie
Arthur Brauss
as Lutz
Robin Turner
as a german player
Michael Wolf
as Lang
Jurgen Andersen
as a propaganda civilian
David Shawyer
as Strauss
Werner Roth
as Baumann, german team captain
Amidou
as André
Benoit Ferreux
as Jean-Paul
Jean Francois Stevenin
as Claude
Jack Lenoir
as Georges
Zoltan Gera
as Viktor
Tim Pigott Smith
as Rose
Julian Curry
as Shurlock
Clive Merrison
as The Forger
Maurice Roeves
as Pyrie
Michael Cochrane
as Farrell
Jack Kendrick
as Williams
Daniel Massey
as Colonel Waldron
Anton Diffring
as chief commentator
Gunter Wolbert
as german commentator
Capacci Eolo
as italian commentator
Michel Drhey
as french commentator
Hallvar Thoresen
as Gunnar Hilsson, Norway
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