Great War time movie with a sporting twist.

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 1998)

Escape to Victory is a movie that would be loved by any person that loves the game of soccer or enjoys a good war time movie. Set in a Prisoner of War Camp in World War 2 the movie has brought together some of the finest soccer players of all time including Pele, Bobby Moore and Ossie Ardiles (to mention a few) along with 2 of the best Actors of all time Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine.
The movie is a classic of the Allies versus the Germans. The aim is for the Allies to somehow Escape from the POW camp (as the movie title may suggest).
A very young Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine play excellent roles along the way to having a number of prisoners (mainly extremely well- known soccer stars) form a soccer team to have a friendly game against the Camp guards. Along the way this becomes blown out in the sense of a friendly game and becomes a matter of typical World War 2 propaganda.
With the soccer stars in this movie as you would expect a soccer match develops with interesting results.
The movie has interesting twists and keeps you poised until the end.
If you know anything about soccer and something of the legends of the game or you enjoy a good war time movie - then get this video. It is a 10 out of 10.