Victory - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 stars

Released in 1981 and running 112 minutes this is a strange but watchable film.I took 1 and 1/2 stars off because I found the plot totally unbelievable,however like a good sic fi movie I couldn't turn away.This is NOT s i-fi movie however,fantasy YES.During WW11 a new German prisoner camp commandant,Max von Sydow as Major Karl Von Steiner observes allied prisoners playing soccer.He approaches Michael Caine as Capt. John Colby to organize them to play a match against the German national team in a game as he had played in the world cup and recognized Colby as also being a former player.Well the Germans seize on this as a opportunity to prove the superiority of the Arian race over the rest of the world. The allied team will include players from all over the conquered world and the Allies see this as a opportunity to stage a BIG jail break of the players at the game.The propaganda machine is working overtime as the game threatens to get away from Colby and Von Steiner.That is just the beginning.Throw in Sylvester Stallone as Captain Robert Hatch,a US national captured serving in the Canadian army and becomes the prisoners goaltender and   Pelé as Cpl. Luis Fernandez from Trinidad plus other class players of the day,and the film works as unbelievable as it sounds.War and soccer what a combination.Trailer URL below pix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOxj26vcwMI