Legend Albion manager stretchered off.........

[Eddie the Seagull]

......(Alan Mullery), in the film on C4; 'Escape to victory'!

Quality afternoon TV

 

[Eddie the Seagull]

Oops.....I boobed.

It was Co Prins from Holland.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Who won? What was the final score?

 

[glasfryn]

worth watching just to see bobby moore escaping in the silly coat and cap.

absolute classic.

 

[Eddie the Seagull]

Who won? What was the final score?

Germany 4 Allies 4

They all escaped by blending in when the crowd invaded the pitch at the end.

Perhaps Sylvester Stallone could do a job

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Germany 4 Allies 4

They all escaped by blending in when the crowd invaded the pitch at the end.

Perhaps Sylvester Stallone could do a job

So really the match needs to be replayed behing closed doors.

I wonder what current players would get into the allied team?

Henry up front, Terry and Lampard maybe.

 

[daveyboybhafc2]

I reckon they would get in the allied carpet team

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Victory (1981/I)
Directed by
John Huston

Genre: Action / Drama / Sport / War (more)

Tagline: Now is the time for heroes.

Plot Outline: As allied POWs prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape. (more) (view trailer)

User Rating: 6.1/10 (2,930 votes)

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone .... The Players - U.S.A: Capt. Robert Hatch
Michael Caine .... The Players - England: Capt. John Colby
Pelé .... The Players - Brazil: Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Allied soccer player
Bobby Moore .... The Players - England: Terry Brady, Allied Soccer Player
Osvaldo Ardiles .... The Players - Argentina: Carlos Rey, Allied Soccer Player
Paul Van Himst .... The Players - Belgium: Michel Fileu
Kazimierz Deyna .... The Players - Poland: Paul Wolchek
Hallvar Thoresen .... The Players - Norway: Gunnar Hilsson
Mike Summerbee .... The Players - England: Sid Harmor, Allied Soccer Player
Co Prins .... The Players - Holland: Pieter Van Beck
Russell Osman .... The Players - Russell Osman: Doug Clure
John Wark .... The Players - Scotland: Arthur Hayes
Søren Lindsted .... The Players - Denmark: Erik Ball, Allied Soccer Player
Kevin O'Callaghan .... The Players - Ireland: Tony Lewis, Allied Goalkeeper
Max von Sydow .... The Germans - Major Karl Von Steiner
(more)


Also Known As:
Escape to Victory
Runtime: 110 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: Iceland:L / UK:A (original rating) / UKG (video rating) (1987) / Finland:K-12 / Norway:12 / Sweden:11 / USAG / SingaporeG

Trivia: Anton Diffring is dubbed (more)

Goofs: Miscellaneous: Assorted anachronisms and factual errors relating to the rules of Association Football. (more)

Quotes:
[Just before the football match]
Hatch: Where do I stand for a corner kick?
(more)

Awards: 1 nomination (more)

VICTORY

User Comments:

A bad copy of a great Hungarian film, 4 October 2001

Author: Jugu Abraham (jugu_abraham@yahoo.co.uk) from Dubai, UAE

When this film came out everyone I know was showering praises on it. I am a fan of John Huston but my appreciation of this great man plummeted when I saw that there was no mention in the credits of the original work in Hungarian "Két félidö a pokolban" or "Two half times in hell."

I was lucky to have been invited to visit Hungary in 1981 as an Indian film critic to interview the director of the Hungarian film, the late Zoltan Fabri, who I had come to adore after viewing his "The Fifth Seal." With remorse Fabri had told me that all that he expected was a mention of his work--nothing more--among the credits of Huston's film. Hollywood and John Huston had thrown modern day Intellectual Property Rights to the wind.

Huston's film is good, but the Hungarian original is far superior. Fabri was a gentleman and a great director. Huston would have stood taller had he acknowledged the original work of the then unknown Fabri.

 

[Scarface]

Cant talk about Escape to Victory without linking to this masterpiece!

Intro: http://www.htfc-world.com/reports/etv/etvpart1.htm
1st Half: http://www.htfc-world.com/reports/etv/etvmatchpart1.htm
2nd Half: http://www.htfc-world.com/reports/etv/etvmatchpart3.htm

 

[Sigull]

Mullery has severed his connection with Crawley Town

Ummm. whats he going to do next ??