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Escape to Victory

on BBC One London

starring
Michael Caine ,
Sylvester Stallone and 18 of the world's top soccer players feature in this exciting World War II drama.
Captain John Colby , ex-soccer star and prisoner of war, agrees to field a team of prisoners against the German national team. The
Germans intend to use the match as a propaganda exercise but Colby's team have other ideas ...
The Players
The French
Screenplay by EVAN JONES and YABO YABLONSKY Produced by FREDDIE FIELDS Directed by JOHN HUSTON
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Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Caine
Unknown:
Sylvester Stallone
Unknown:
Captain John Colby
Unknown:
Evan Jones
Produced By:
Freddie Fields
Directed By:
John Huston
Colby:
Michael Caine
Hatch:
Sylvester Stallone
Von Steiner:
Max Von Sydow
Waldron:
Daniel Massey
Rose:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Shurlock:
Julian Curry
the forger:
Clive Merrison
Pyrie:
Maurice Roeves
Fernandez:
Pelé
Terry:
Bobby Moore
Arthur:
John Wark
Pieter:
Co Prins
Sid:
Mike Summerbee
Dieter:
Laurie Sivell
Schmidt:
Robin Turner
Rey:
Osvaldo Ardiles
JanOS:
Kazimierz Deyna
Michel:
Paul van Himst
Erik:
Soren Lindsted
Doug:
Russell Osman
Baumann:
Werner Roth
Tony:
Kevin O'Callaghan
Renée:
Carole Laure
Andre:
Amidou
Jean-Paul:
Benoit Ferreux
Claude:
Jean Francois Stevenin
Georges:
Jack Lenoir
The Germans Boehm:
Anton Diffring
Kommandant:
George Mikell
Lang:
Michael Wolf
Strauss:
David Shawyer

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