---
title: 'Escape to Victory (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Huston'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Hungary'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-to-victory-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083284/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Escape to Victory (1981)

1981 · PG · 116 min · Drama, War · Hungary, United States


## Synopsis

Escape to Victory is a 1981 American sports war film directed by John Huston and starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé. The film is about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German prison camp during the Second World War who play an exhibition match of football against a German team.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- **Screenplay:** [Evan Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-jones), [Yabo Yablonsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/yabo-yablonsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bill Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-conti)
- **Producer:** [Andrew G. Vajna](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-g-vajna), [Mario Kassar](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-kassar), [Freddie Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-fields), [Gordon McLendon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-mclendon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerry Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-fisher)

## Cast

- [Anton Diffring](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-diffring)
- [Michael Cochrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cochrane)
- [Werner Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-roth)
- [Ferenc Fülöp](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferenc-fulop)
- [Kevin Beattie](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-beattie)
- [Hamidou Benmassoud](https://cinepixo.com/people/hamidou-benmassoud)
- [Michel Drhey](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-drhey)
- [Russell Osman](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-osman)
- [Daniel Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-massey)
- [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone)
- [Gary Waldhorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-waldhorn)
- [Carole Laure](https://cinepixo.com/people/carole-laure)
- [Søren Lindsted](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-ren-lindsted)
- [Benoît Ferreux](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-ferreux)
- [George Mikell](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mikell)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-to-victory-1981
Film facts: Wikidata (Q696122); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.