Fresh
The form of the film is conventional, but the manner in which it has been executed is not.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Overview
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.
Director and cast
- John Huston Director
- Sylvester Stallone as Captain Robert Hatch
- Michael Caine as Captain John Colby
- Max von Sydow as Major Karl von Steiner
- Pelé as Cpl. Luis Fernandez - Allied Soccer Player - The Players: Trinidad
- Carole Laure as Renee
- 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 Cast
- Kazimierz Deyna Cast
- Hallvar Thorensen Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A frankly oldfashioned World War II morality play, hinging on soccer as a civilized metaphor for the game of War.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Unsatisfactory both for fans of star-studded prison escape dramas and for football fans hoping to see cunningly devised tactics from Pele and his squad of internationals.
Time Out
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