Victory

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Victory

PG

1981

1h 57m

Action

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The head of a German POW camp, soccer enthusiast Karl von Steiner (Max von Sydow) organizes a match between Nazi players and their Allied captives. Orchestrated as a way to push the Third Reich agenda, the high-profile game is set to feature an international team led by John Colby (Michael Caine), a veteran British player. While the team, which also includes Luis Fernandez (Pelé) of Trinidad, trains for the match, Robert Hatch (Sylvester Stallone) plans a dangerous mass escape from the camp.

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Gavin Bainbridge

Empire Magazine

Aug 13, 2010

3/5

Huston, showing admirable range in his old age, creates enough on-field magic and nostalgia for the beatiful game as an idyll of now-extinct sportsmanship.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

Aug 13, 2010

3/5

The form of the film is conventional, but the manner in which it has been executed is not.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Aug 13, 2010

A frankly oldfashioned World War II morality play, hinging on soccer as a civilized metaphor for the game of War.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jul 8, 2023

3/5

…best enjoyed as a simple-minded Boys Own sporting daydream for worldwide man-children…

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

Dec 14, 2022

3/5

But in terms of pure nostalgia and its sense of fun, Victory has aged surprisingly well as a boys' own adventure played out by the alpha males of its day.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 5, 2020

2/4

Intermittently entertaining if also exceedingly imbecilic.

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dlma1 M

@dlma1 Aug 1, 2026

Absurd, stupid movie. I can't believe John Huston directed this.

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Jos M

@Jmortel743 Jul 8, 2026

One of the best soccer Films ever made. It reminds me of a mixture between The Great Escape (1962/63) and The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

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Ahmad Sallehin S

@Salleh Jul 2, 2026

Where could you find a movie where Rambo and Pele play football as a team?

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Jun 22, 2026

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Chad S.

@atown_chad Jun 18, 2026

The underrated WWII sports film headlined by Stallone and Michael Caine which features a host of world class footballers with plenty of intrigue and believable on field action. Worth a watch if you’re into sports movies or war movies.

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RIcardo R

@RT67984748 May 2, 2026

I had not re-watched this movie since the 1980's I remember well going to theater to watch and then was on cable for years. It is a not a movie to take overall seriously, not historic or accurate in many ways. But it is enjoyable and you can just imagine the euphoria for the players at the end. Feel good movie with just enough character building to understand and feel something for them. Very enjoyable

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Synopsis

The head of a German POW camp, soccer enthusiast Karl von Steiner (Max von Sydow) organizes a match between Nazi players and their Allied captives. Orchestrated as a way to push the Third Reich agenda, the high-profile game is set to feature an international team led by John Colby (Michael Caine), a veteran British player. While the team, which also includes Luis Fernandez (Pelé) of Trinidad, trains for the match, Robert Hatch (Sylvester Stallone) plans a dangerous mass escape from the camp.

Director: John Huston
Producer: Freddie Fields
Screenwriter: Evan Jones, Yabo Yablonsky
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Lorimar Film Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 16, 1981, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Surround

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