Escape to Victory
Now is the time for heroes.
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
- John Huston
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $27M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Escape to Victory returned 2.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $10M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $27M
- Release date
- Jun 17, 1981
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United Kingdom, Hungary
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