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Escape to Victory
Now is the time for heroes.
Now is the time for heroes.
Drama, War - 1981
6.7
63%
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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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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
17 Jun 1981
Country:
IT, GB, US
Languages:
English, French, German
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$27,453,418
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Unsatisfactory both for fans of star-studded prison escape dramas and for football fans hoping to see cunningly devised tactics from Pele and his squad of internationals.
– ,
Time Out,
13 Aug 2010
fresh:
A frankly oldfashioned World War II morality play, hinging on soccer as a civilized metaphor for the game of War.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
13 Aug 2010
fresh:
The form of the film is conventional, but the manner in which it has been executed is not.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
13 Aug 2010
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