Top billed cast

1. 

   Sylvester Stallone

   Captain Robert Hatch

2. 

   Michael Caine

   Captain John Colby

3. 

   Max von Sydow

   Major Karl von Steiner

4. 

   Pelé

   Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil

5. 

   Carole Laure

   Renée

6. 

   Bobby Moore

   Terry Brady, England

7. 

   Osvaldo Ardiles

   Carlos Rey, Argentina

8. 

   Paul Van Himst

   Michel Fileu, Belgium

9. 

   Kazimierz Deyna

   Paul Wolchek, Poland

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Reviews

A review by RottenPop

Written by RottenPop on 2026-06-26

With World Cup fever in full swing, it feels like the perfect time to revisit a film we reviewed a few years ago: Escape to Victory. Set during World War II and loosely inspired by true events, this classic football film follows a group of Allied prisoners of war drafted by the Nazis into a high-stakes match against the German national team. Directed by the legendary John Huston and penned by the team of Evan Jones and Yabo Yablonsky, the film boasts a top-tier cast featuring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Pelé, Carole Laure, and Bobby Moore.

Huston really put together a...read the rest

Recommendations

1. The Match61%
2. The Monuments Men60%
3. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas78%
4. Voyage of the Damned60%
5. Munich - The Edge of War69%
6. The Great Escape79%
7. Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin68%
8. United69%
9. Woman in Gold72%
10. Operation Mincemeat65%
11. Uprising65%
12. Swing Kids66%
13. 49th Parallel69%
14. 55 Days at Peking69%
15. The Zookeeper's Wife73%
16. The Bunker63%
17. The Zone of Interest70%
18. Empire of the Sun75%
19. Paradise Road63%
20. The Scarlet and the Black70%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,000,000.00

Revenue
$27,453,418.00

Keywords

• nazi
• escape
• sports
• world war ii
• football (soccer)