Plot
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.
Cast
as Captain Robert Hatch
as Captain John Colby
as Major Karl von Steiner
as Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil
as Renée
as Terry Brady, England
as Carlos Rey, Argentina
as Michel Fileu, Belgium
as Paul Wolchek, Poland
as Sid Harmor, England
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Reviews
Arguably one of the most unfairly derided boys own movies out there. World War II and the Nazi officers have come up with a propaganda driven idea for the German national football team to play a team composed of Allied Prisoners of War. Led by Capt. John Colby (Michael Caine) the prisoners agree, but there's more than just propaganda at stake here. Directed by John Huston in the twilight of…