Soccer team in Escape to Victory (Credit: Twitter)
When it comes to soccer, there have been quite a few iconic soccer movies, which include ‘Escape to Victory’ starring Sylvester Stallone. This 1981 John Huster blockbuster also starred the Brazilian soccer legend Pele. The plot of the movie revolves around an exhibition game played between Allied prisoners of war and the German team.
“Escape to Victory” over here in the UK, and it’s still well known here.
great film. pic.twitter.com/7tLzxotOqV
— Mike Dailly™ 🏴🇺🇦💙 (@mdf200) December 25, 2022
The timeless epic is based on a true story from World War 2. A group of POWs captured by Germans are presented with a choice. Lose and be set free or win and be shot. It was supposed to be a propaganda game for the Germans. If they won, they could sway public opinion about them due to the rising popularity of soccer in Europe.
The POWs, however, won the game and were eventually shot. In the movie, however, the prisoners use the game as a means of escape and succeed in escaping.
Escape to Victory took a reported $10 million to produce. It was launched in theatres in the year 1981. During its runtime, the iconic movie reportedly collected $27.5 million. It remains one of the best soccer movies of all time. Viewers including soccer fans continue to stream the movie to this day.
As of December 2022, Escape to Victory is rated at 6.6 as per IMDB. For his role in the 1981 movie, Hollywood Star Sylvester Stallone reportedly received an estimated $1.8 million paycheck.
While Stallone stole the show with his performance in the movie, several real soccer stars of the time were also a part of the cast. Here’s a list of all the soccer players who were featured in the film:
“Escape to Victory” over here in the UK, and it’s still well known here.
great film. pic.twitter.com/7tLzxotOqV
— Mike Dailly™ 🏴🇺🇦💙 (@mdf200) December 25, 2022
With so many professional soccer stars and the filmmaking expertise of Sylvester Stallone and John Huster, Escape to Victory was destined for success at the Box Office.
Pursuing his bachelor’s degree in law from Amity University, Parth Tiwari is a Soccer writer at Sportsmanor. Besides playing the beautiful game, he also dabbles in the world of chess.
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