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Plot. A team of Allied prisoners of war (POWs), coached and led by English Captain John Colby, a professional footballer for West Ham United before the war, agree to play an exhibition match against a German team, only to find themselves involved in a German propaganda stunt.
Jul 24, 2021 · The plot of Escape to Victory, or Victory as it was called in the US, is driven by Caine's character, Colby, and his desire to arrange a football match between his fellow prisoners of war...
We all have seen the classic film “Escape to Victory“, where the dream team of Pelé, Bobby Moore, in the company with Sylverster Stallone and Michael Caine, manages to escape from prisoner-of-war camp during the football match against a German team composed by Nazi soldiers.
Jun 22, 2011 · A Fascinating True Story that Inspired “Escape to Victory”. We all remember the classic film, where the dream team of Pele and Bobby Moore, team up with Rambo, Michael Caine and Ipswich Town’s John Wark to outwit the Gestapo and escape their prisoner of war camp through the power of beautiful game.
The film was inspired by the now discredited story of the so-called Death Match in which FC Dynamo Kyiv defeated German soldiers while Ukraine was occupied by German troops in World War II. According to myth, as a result of their victory, the Ukrainians were all shot.
Jun 21, 2011 · We all remember the classic film, where the dream team of Pele and Bobby Moore, team up with Rambo, Michael Caine and Ipswich Town’s John Wark to outwit the Gestapo and escape their prisoner of war camp through the power of beautiful game.
Dec 24, 2021 · Escape To Victory a true story? Author Paul Brown has investigated the story of how a group of Britain’s best footballers were interned in a brutal prison camp at Ruhleben, near Berlin.
