War drama set during world war ii focusing on a group of nazi officers who come up with a propaganda event in which an all star nazi team will play a team composed of allied prisoners of war in a football match. The prisoners agree, planning on using the game as a means of escape from the camp. Synopsis this is no ordinary football match. This is war! The battlefield a stadium in occupied paris. The armies german all stars vs. Ragtag allied pows. The objective demonstrate another ,,proof of aryan superiority. Guess who wins? Better yet, guess who cleverly uses the match as a means of escape? Sylvester stallone, michael caine and max von sydow star in this rouserdirected by the legendary john huston. The climactic match is a heart in the throat, hat in the air exhibition of brute force and balletic grace featuring soccer legends pele, bobby moore, osvaldo ardiles, co prins, mike summerbee and more. Score a splendid entertainment goal for escape to victory! Running time 112 minutes region region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Read more about dvd formats. Subtitles english dutch french italian icelandic arabic release date 12 04 2010