Release Date: 2/24/1998 Original Release: 1981 Format: DVD Length: 116 minutes Rating:PG (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 012569070820 Studio: Warner Home Video
Action/Adventure, Action, Prison/Prisoners, World War II, Escape, Theatrical Release
Description
A group of P.O.W.s at a German prison camp agree to compete against Nazi soccer players in this World War II drama set in 1943 Occupied Europe. German Major Karl von Steiner, who played soccer professionally before the war, comes up with the idea. When his superior officers find out about the competition, they pit the Allies against Germany's best team--but they don't realize that the P.O.W.s plan to use the upcoming big game as a means of escaping. The Allied team includes John Colby, a British officer who also played soccer before the war, and Robert Hatch, an American soldier who cares far more about gaining his freedom than the game itself. When the P.O.W.s realize they have a good shot at beating the Nazi team in front of a huge crowd, they must decide what's more important: finishing the match or getting out alive.
DVD Features
Region 1 Snap Case Letterbox - 2.35 Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - French Dolby Digital Surround - English Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes
John Huston, Oscar winning director of The Treasure of Sierra Madre, gives us an entertaining film about a football match between The Germand and Allied POWs during WWII. Until the actual game, this... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
