Information
| Year: | 1981 |
| Rating: | 6.2(8217) |
| Listed in: | Action, Sport, War |
| Directed by: | John Huston |
| Actors: | Sylvester Stallone Michael Caine Pelé Bobby Moore Osvaldo Ardiles Paul Van Himst |
| "Their goal was freedom..." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| John Huston | |
| Actors | |
| Sylvester Stallone | as Captain Robert Hatch |
| Michael Caine | as Capt. John Colby - The Players: England |
| Pelé | as Cpl. Luis Fernandez - Allied Soccer Player - The Players: Trini |
| Bobby Moore | as Terry Brady - Allied Soccer Player - The Players: England |
| Osvaldo Ardiles | as Carlos Rey - Allied Soccer Player - The Players: Argentina |
| Paul Van Himst | as Michel Fileu - The Players: Belgium |
| Kazimierz Deyna | as Paul Wolchek - The Players: Poland |
| Hallvar Thoresen | as Gunnar Hilsson - The Players: Norway |
| Mike Summerbee | as Sid Harmor - Allied Soccer Player - The Players: England |
| Co Prins | as Pieter Van Beck - The Players: Holland |
| Russell Osman | as Doug Clure - The Players |
| John Wark | as Arthur Hayes - The Players: Scotland |
| Søren Lindsted | as Erik Ball - Allied Soccer Player - The Players: Denmark |
| Kevin O'Callaghan | as Tony Lewis - Allied Goalkeeper - The Players: Ireland |
| Max von Sydow | as Major Karl Von Steiner - The Germans |
| Gary Waldhorn | as Mueller - Coach - The Germans |
| George Mikell | as Kommandant - The Germans |
| Laurie Sivell | as Schmidt - Goalie - The Germans |
| Arthur Brauss | as Lutz - The Germans |
| Robin Turner | as Player - The Germans |
| Michael Wolf | as Lang - The Germans |
| Jürgen Andersen | as Propaganda Civilian - The Germans |
| David Shawyer | as Strauss - The Germans |
| Werner Roth | as Baumann - Team Captain - The Germans |
| Amidou | as André - The French |
| Benoît Ferreux | as Jean Paul - The French |
| Jean-François Stévenin | as Claude - The French |
| Jack Lenoir | as Georges - The French |
| Zoltán Gera | as Victor - The French |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | as Rose - The English |
| Julian Curry | as Sherlock - The English |
| Clive Merrison | as The Forger - The English |
| Maurice Roëves | as Pyrie - The English |
| Michael Cochrane | as Farrell - The English |
| Jack Kendrick | as Williams - The English |
| Daniel Massey | as Colonel Waldron - The English |
| Anton Diffring | as German - The Commentators |
| Gunter Wolbert | as German - The Commentators |
| Eolo Capacci | as Italian - The Commentators |
| Michel Dhrey | as French - The Commentators |
| Laszlo Klima | as Fan in Front Row |
| Ákos Moskovits | as Renée's Son |
| Actresses | |
| Carole Laure | as Renée - The French |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | August 1980 - November 1980 |
| Plot: | During World War 2 when some Swiss inspectors inspect one of the camps, one of the Germans accompanying them sees that the inmates play football(soccer). And when he recognizes one of the men, Colby as a former player for England, he suggests that his men play against a team of Germans. Colby agrees provided that his players be provided with certain amenities. At the same time, one of the prisoners an American, Hatch is planning to escape. But his plan hits a snag because of the football game. He joins the team cause it's the only way his plan can work. The officers at the camp want him to go to Paris, where the game will be held, so that he can contact the underground and see if its possible for the team to escape. Hatch makes it and after meeting them, they think there's a way but Hatch has to get caught so that he could be sent back to the camp so that he can inform the team of the plan. Which he does but unfortunately the Germans are keeping him in isolation so Colby must convince the Germans that he needs him for the team so that he could be released. |
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Original Soundtracks
| "Symphony 5, 4th movement" Dimitri Shostakovich |
Goofs
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DATE: The vast majority of the extras in the soccer stadium have hairstyles and wear clothes associated with the late 1970s and early 1980s (long hair, flares and wide-collared shirts etc.). Miscellaneous: Assorted anachronisms and factual errors relating to the rules of Association Football. Continuity: When the German player (Baumann) takes the penalty kick, his hair is dry in a scene a few seconds prior to the kick, then it's wet with sweat when he places the ball and then it's dry again after he scores. DATE: The microphone used by the radio announcer at the soccer match is an RCA model 77B, a model not introduced until the late-1940s. CHAR: Around the 61th min. after Hatch escaped, when the German soldier comes to report the number of prisoners, he speaks in Hungarian, but not in German. |
Quotes
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Hatch: This frigging game is ruining my life. [just before the football match] Hatch: Where do I stand for a corner kick? Capt. John Colby - The Players: England: At the far post, facing the ball. Hatch: Thanks. For a while there I thought you were keeping it a secret. |
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