Escape to Victory

6.8
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Directed by: John Huston
Overview
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.
Review (1)
John Chard (Rated: 7.5)
Arguably one of the most unfairly derided boys own movies out there.
World War II and the Nazi officers have come up with a propaganda driven idea for the German national football team to play a team composed of Allied Prisoners of War. Led by Capt. John Colby (Michael Caine) the prisoners agree,...
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