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Victory
(1981),
Director: John Huston, rated PG
Now is the time
for Heroes.
  Starring: Sylvester
Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Pelé, Bobby Moore,
Osvaldo Ardiles, Paul Van Himst
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"You are a naive fool,
Colby. Insisting on great players? Von Steiner has sent you five
skeletons. This only
guarantees that you'll turn up in Paris for
his propaganda victory." –
British Col. Waldron
Why watch this?
If you like sports movies, this hidden gem is for you.
Plot Summary: Set
during World War II, the film follows a group of Allied
prisoners of war at a German prison camp. German Major Karl von
Steiner, a former footballer, arranges a soccer match between
the prisoners and a German team as a propaganda stunt. The
prisoners, led by Michael Caine's character John Colby, agree to
the game, but see it as a chance to plan a daring escape from
the camp with the help of the French Resistance.
Dad's Preview:
Early in Stalone's career, he made this World War II fiction film
about a soccer game near Paris. The game is
between the German all-stars, and Allied POW's, mostly British
and American, plus a soccer great from Trinidad (Pelé). Can the
underdogs beat the best of Germany's master race? Will the game
be rigged against them? This is one of the best sports films
that nobody knows about. Trust me and watch this.
Freddie Fields;
Paramount Pictures
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