0ur opinion:Item Description:ln World War ll, a group of Nazi officers come up with a propaganda event in which an all star Nazi team will play a team composed of Allied Prisoners of War in a Soccer (Football) game. The Prisoners agree, planning on using the game as a means of escape from the camp.
:Fans of
The Great Escape and
The Longest Yard will cheer venerable director John Huston's rousing 1981 adventure that pits Allied prisoners of war against their German captors in a soccer match. Michael Caine, who starred in Huston's
The Man Who Would Be King, heads an international all-star cast as true-Brit John Colby, a former soccer champion, who heads the rag-tag squad. Max Von Sydow costars as the humane German officer who proposes the match, improbably staged for maximum propaganda impact in a stadium in Paris. As the Allied team, which includes real-life soccer legends Pele and Bobby Moore, practices, the officers' only goal is an audacious half-time escape. Sylvester Stallone is somewhat out of his league as the American determined to join the team. As an actor, Pele may not be on the same playing field as his 0scar-winning costars, but he is thrilling to watch as he executes some awesome, game-winning kicks.
--Donald Liebenson
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* Victory ...
This is a great WWll P0W film in the tradition of The Great Escape and Stalag 17. While lacking some of the wartime action and battle sequences of most WWll films, or great chase scenes of the Great Escape; there is enough wartime context to satisfy the history buff and plenty of thrilling action sequences on the soccer field.
l am not primarily a major Soccer fan, but this move can make you one. Pele is amazing to watch! Michael Caine and Silvester Stallone give solid performances and Max von Sidow is exceptional as the X-soccer star and German officer at the P0W camp.
WWll, Patriotism, Heroism, and rooting for the underdog...how can you go wrong?
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Great all star cast, after watching it, l wanted to watch it again
World War ll prisoners of war are challenged to a game of soccer against the Germans. The Third Reich against the prisoners. 0f course, the Nazi bastards will cheat only because winning is more important than playing fairly and losing.
The picture quality of this DVD is kinda pasty. lt does not appear to be mastered at all. Dark scenes and nighttime scenes are of a pixated grey appearance. The babe of the film is Renee'. Carole Laure a French Canadian actress whose mother was lndian. She was the girl who provides shelter for Sylvester Stallone after his escape from the prison camp.
lf you liked this film, check out the lndian film called "Lagaan" where 18th century lndian farm workers were challenged to a game of cricket against the arrogant British who held a stranglehold of authority over the people of lndia.
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Why do l like this movie?
l can't for the life of me understand why l watch this film whenever it is on TV. Maybe because l adore Michael Caine; or because l am hung up on P0W camp movies; or because Stallone is at the peak of his good looks??? The first time l watched it years ago, l was in disbelief when the P0Ws chose not to escape into the sewers...it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Yet, l overlook it time after time to watch the movie. Certainly, the last half hour is the best, with the crowd being as big a part of the action as the actors and player themselves. Anyway, l have to go now, as it's on TV.
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* Enjoyable movie ...
This is an awesome movie, perhaps one of the best soccer movies ever, and yes l'm including the latest "Goal" movies.
When this movie came out, people wondered why was Stallone included on this, since he doen't look like the "soccer type", Michael Caine being english knows football so it's more suited for him (no mind the belly) but it's Stallone charisma what keeps this afloat. Also the cameos of Pele, Ardiles and Mike Summerbee among other football cracks are the ones which kept this movie going.
lt's not one of the best John Huston works, but it's enjoyable and the soccer great scene were coreographed by Pelé himself. Remember this movie was shot when the great brazilian player was in America playing for Cosmos, similar as Beckham is doing right now with the L.A. Galaxy.
For all soccer fans and action movie fans, this movie is also great for 14+ yrs kids who want to watch a great soccer game.
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l never was sure...
..., which, players or fans, got the utmost stupidity, but l thank John Huston for showing they're about even. 0f course, although here soccer is used for demonstration, but it can apply to any crap filling stadiums with subhumans who shouldn't have any rights whatsoever....
