Escape to Victory

[cityontheup]

Just watching this again this morning on TCM...great to see Buzzer there with Pele, Bobby Moore and who can forget Sly in goal

 

[cityontheup]

We can use this as an analogy for us...escaping from the pandemic and the hateful 8 or the spiteful 9

 

[dickie davies]

Mason's grandad reffing

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Loosley based on a true story about POW's being challenged to a game of football by some Nazi guards

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Absolut madness that they went out and played the second half. Talk about being self-indulgent ffs.

 

[tommy116]

Just watching this again this morning on TCM...great to see Buzzer there with Pele, Bobby Moore and who can forget Sly in goal

Let us know how they get on.

 

[cityontheup]

Pele playing on with broken ribs....players were tough in them days !

 

[cityontheup]

Let us know how they get on.

Still in training...what was the name of the player who gets his arm broken so that Sly can play ?

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

I remember this being one of the first ever videos that we rented from a video shop. Not seen it for years, might have to watch it again.

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

Film listed as Victory (1981) on TCM.