Escape to Victory Escape to Victory Escape to Victory, known simply as Victory in North America, is a 1981 American film about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German prison camp during the Second World War who play an exhibition match of football against a German team. The film was directed by John Huston and starred Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Pelé, and Daniel Massey. The film received great attention upon its theatrical release, as it also starred professional footballers Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Kazimierz Deyna, Paul Van Himst, Mike Summerbee, Hallvar Thoresen, Werner Roth and Pelé. Numerous
John Huston living as a "drifter." By 1937, the 31-year-old Huston returned to Hollywood intent on being a "serious writer." He married Lesley Black. His first job was as scriptwriter with Warner Brothers Studio, with his personal longterm goal of directing his own scripts. For the next four years, he co-wrote scripts for major films such as "Jezebel, " "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse", "Juarez", "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" and "Sergeant York" (1941). He was nominated for an Academy Award for writing both "Ehrlich" and "Sergeant York." Huston wrote that "Sergeant York", which was directed by Howard Hawks, has "gone down as one