Escape to Victory
1981 film by John Huston
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Summary
Escape to Victory is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,169 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Huston[3]
- Screenwriter: Evan Jones[4], Yabo Yablonsky[5]
- Composer: Bill Conti[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], war film[8], prison film[9], association football film[10]
- Based on: Two Half Times in Hell[11]
- Cast member: Sylvester Stallone[12], Michael Caine[13], Pelé[14], Max von Sydow[15], Bobby Moore[16], Daniel Massey[17], Osvaldo Ardiles[18], Paul Van Himst[19], Kazimierz Deyna[20], Hallvar Thoresen[21], Werner Roth[22], Hamidou Benmassoud[23], Mike Summerbee[24], John Wark[25]
- Producer: Freddie Fields[26], Gordon McLendon[27], Mario Kassar[28], Andrew G. Vajna[29]
- Production company: Lorimar Television[30]
- Director of photography: Gerry Fisher[31]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 5.5/10[34], 70%[35], 57/100[36]
- Color: color[37]
- Country of origin: United States[38], Hungary[39]
- Publication date: January 1, 1981[40], May 13, 1982[41], July 16, 1981[42], July 31, 1981[43], September 3, 1981[44], September 4, 1981[45]
- Sport: association football[46]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[47], Netflix[48]
- Narrative location: Paris[49]
- Filming location: Budapest[50], Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion[51]
- Main subject: World War II[52], association football[53]
Why It Matters
Escape to Victory has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]