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[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Yes. You should. The soccer is well filmed. The plot is ludicrous. Any movie with Stallone, Caine AND Pele should be watched by everyone.

If that isn't enough, Stallone is the goalie.


Victory


1981 - USA - Escape Film/POW Drama/Sports Drama
Reviewed by Vincent Canby

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PLOT DESCRIPTION
Starring Michael Caine, Pele, Max von Sydow, Sylvester Stallone, Werner Roth. Directed by John Huston. (PG, 117 minutes).


John Huston directed this exciting World War II action film, which culminates in a rousing soccer game. In a German prisoner of war camp, Major Karl von Steiner (Max Von Sydow), the camp commander, once a member of the German national soccer team, decides to put together a soccer match between a team of Allied prisoners, led by Captain John Colby (Michael Caine), a former English international soccer player. The game is to be played in Colombes Stadium in Paris and exploited for maximum propaganda effect by the Nazi publicity machine. Robert Hatch (Sylvester Stallone) is enlisted to assist the Allied prisoners to train for the event. But, in fact, the Allies are planning a risky escape during the soccer match. Famed Brazilian soccer great Pele makes an appearance in the film, along with Bobby Moore, the captain of Britain's 1966 World Cup champions, and Argentine soccer star Osvaldo Ardiles. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Brazil and Argentina fought in the European theater in WW2? WTF? Do Hawkeye, Radar and Margaret make an appearance in the film? The plot summary brought to mind the football game from M*A*S*H.