film "Escape to Victory"
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"Escape to Victory" is a 1981 sports war film in which Allied prisoners of war play a propaganda football match against a German team during World War II, featuring both professional actors and real-life football stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| film "Escape to Victory" canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
association football film
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film ⓘ sports film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Two Half-Times in Hell
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Zoltán Fábri film Two Half-Times in Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Farber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Roberto Silvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCastMember |
Hallvar Thoresen
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John Wark NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazimierz Deyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin O'Callaghan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Summerbee NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Van Himst NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Osman NERFINISHED ⓘ Søren Lindsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Budapest
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Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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sports ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Victory
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Victory (US release title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Nazi Germany propaganda
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association football ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bill Conti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring real-life professional footballers alongside actors ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Escape to Victory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Allied prisoners of war play a propaganda football match against a German team during World War II and plan an escape. ⓘ |
| producer | Freddie Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lorimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-07-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Evan Jones
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Yabo Yablonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| sportDepicted | football ⓘ |
| stars |
Bobby Moore
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Max von Sydow NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ Osvaldo Ardiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelé NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvester Stallone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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