Historically Inaccurate, But A Lot Of Fun

Rating: 8/10 (23 December 2015)

Continuing my plan to watch every Sly Stallone movie in order, I come to the sorts/war drama Escape To Victory.
Plot In A Paragraph: In World War II, a group of Nazi officers come up with a propaganda event in which an all star Nazi team will play a team composed of Allied Prisoners of War in a Football game. The Prisoners agree, planning on using the game as a means of escape from the camp.
Whilst every male of a certain generation loves this movie, it's a shame the movie was ignored upon its release, as Stallone gives one of the more enthusiastic performances of his career. Michael Caine and Max Von Sydow are as reliable as always, and the professional footballers are all adequate actors when needed, and are a joy to watch during the main match.
Once again Bill Conti delivers a triumphant score to a Sly Stallone movie. You can see why he is a favourite composer of the actor.
It's horribly inaccurate, given a Hollywood ending. Reportedly, once again Stallone meddled with the script and insisted that his character score the game-winning goal in the film, as he felt he was the biggest star in the film. The non-American crew was finally able to convince him of the absurdity of the goalkeeper scoring the winning goal, and the penalty shot was specifically written to keep him happy.