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VICTORY (1981)
It's really too bad that history is full of nations fighting against one another and there always seems to be a good guy and a bad guy in each war! "Victory" was a perfect example of who the good guy was during WWII. However, "Victory" writer's brilliantly showed that even the bad guys have someone on their side who sees things a little different than their evil leaders. Enter German Major Karl Von Steiner, played by Max von Sydow who shows passion for the game of football (soccer) and those who play the game, regardless of which side of the line they stood during the war. Steiner (Von Sydow) respectful relationship with POW English Capt. John Colby ( Michael Caine) reminds us that there's hope for all nations with his willingness to treat people like humans, regardless of being a part of the worst war in the history of the world.
Colby (Caine) who shows years of playing knowledge is tasked by the Allied Commanders to lead and compete against the Germans and recruit a team made up of a few rag tag local POW's and nearby Stalag prisoners (former players) who are now so malnourished to play against the German National Team.
The POW legitimate chance of winning would be on the shoulders of their dominate player Cpl. Luis Fernandez (Pele) and the planned returned escape' goalkeeper U.S. Captain Robert Hatch ( Sylvester Stallone). Colby (Caine) and Hatch (Stalone) is informed that the game is just a plot for the Allies to have all players escape during half-time.......... but now it's game time.
The German propaganda game to destroy the Allies is set inside the perfect looking French stadium which the Germans now occupy. You can't help to be taken back in time with wooden seats, old loud speakers and vintage score clock. The pitch guarded by Nazi soldiers at attention along side ferocious German Shepard's to control the crowd. The German's referee and play-by-play broadcaster controlled the action in front of the French home crowd (who hate the Germans). The game was well played and it was obvious that the German team was not going to loose this game based on the actions of the referee. Even the German officers who know the game were embarrassed by some of the calls made by the referee.
Half-time arrives, the Allies report to their locker room and a decision has to be made: 1) Escape through the tunnel that was dug out (by the local Resistance) that leads out of the locker room or 2) Return to the game and command respect on the field of play and catapult the Allies to victory. So what happens now? Do they win? Do they escape? It's a surprise ending!
The MVP's in this movie was Bill Conti and his orchestra for one of most timely and dramatic music scores in any sports movie. The runner-up MVP were the writers - I love surprising endings!
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Victory Movie Review Written by: Hollywood Harv from HollywoodMoviejerseys.com
Colby (Caine) who shows years of playing knowledge is tasked by the Allied Commanders to lead and compete against the Germans and recruit a team made up of a few rag tag local POW's and nearby Stalag prisoners (former players) who are now so malnourished to play against the German National Team.
The POW legitimate chance of winning would be on the shoulders of their dominate player Cpl. Luis Fernandez (Pele) and the planned returned escape' goalkeeper U.S. Captain Robert Hatch ( Sylvester Stallone). Colby (Caine) and Hatch (Stalone) is informed that the game is just a plot for the Allies to have all players escape during half-time.......... but now it's game time.
The German propaganda game to destroy the Allies is set inside the perfect looking French stadium which the Germans now occupy. You can't help to be taken back in time with wooden seats, old loud speakers and vintage score clock. The pitch guarded by Nazi soldiers at attention along side ferocious German Shepard's to control the crowd. The German's referee and play-by-play broadcaster controlled the action in front of the French home crowd (who hate the Germans). The game was well played and it was obvious that the German team was not going to loose this game based on the actions of the referee. Even the German officers who know the game were embarrassed by some of the calls made by the referee.
Half-time arrives, the Allies report to their locker room and a decision has to be made: 1) Escape through the tunnel that was dug out (by the local Resistance) that leads out of the locker room or 2) Return to the game and command respect on the field of play and catapult the Allies to victory. So what happens now? Do they win? Do they escape? It's a surprise ending!
The MVP's in this movie was Bill Conti and his orchestra for one of most timely and dramatic music scores in any sports movie. The runner-up MVP were the writers - I love surprising endings!
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Victory Movie Review Written by: Hollywood Harv from HollywoodMoviejerseys.com
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Directed by: John Huston
Writing credits: Yabo Yablonsky (story) andDjordje Milicevic (story) &Jeff Maguire (story) Evan Jones (screenplay) and Yabo Yablonsky (screenplay)
Cast:
Sylvester Stallone...Captain Robert Hatch
Michael Caine...Capt. John Colby - The Players: England
Pelé...Cpl. Luis Fernandez - Allied Soccer Player - Trinidad
Bobby Moore...Terry Brady - Allied Soccer Player - England
Osvaldo Ardiles...Carlos Rey - Allied Soccer Player - Argentina
Paul Van Himst...Michel Fileu - Belgium
Kazimierz Deyna...Paul Wolchek - Poland
Hallvar Thoresen...Gunnar Hilsson - Norway
Mike Summerbee...Sid Harmor - Allied Soccer Player - England
Co Prins...Pieter Van Beck - Holland
Russell Osman...Doug Clure - The Players
John Wark...Arthur Hayes - The Players: Scotland
Søren Lindsted...Erik Ball - Allied Soccer Player - Denmark
Kevin O'Callaghan...Tony Lewis - Allied Goalkeeper - Ireland
Max von Sydow...Major Karl Von Steiner - The Germans
Gary Waldhorn...Mueller - Coach - The Germans
George Mikell...Kommandant - The Germans
Laurie Sivell...Schmidt - Goalie - The Germans
Arthur Brauss...Lutz - The Germans
Robin Turner...Player - The Germans
Michael Wolf...Lang - The Germans
Jürgen Andersen...Propaganda Civilian - The Germans
David Shawyer...Strauss - The Germans
Werner Roth...Baumann - Team Captain - The Germans
Amidou...André - The French
Benoît Ferreux...Jean Paul - The French
Jean-François Stévenin...Claude - The French
Jack Lenoir...Georges - The French
Zoltán Gera...Victor - The French (as Folton Gera)
Tim Pigott-Smith...Rose - The English
Julian Curry...Sherlock - The English
Carole Laure...Renée - The French
Clive Merrison...The Forger - The English
Maurice Roëves...Pyrie - The English
Michael Cochrane...Farrell - The English
Jack Kendrick...Williams - The English
Daniel Massey...Colonel Waldron - The English
Anton Diffring...German - The Commentators
Gunter Wolbert...German - The Commentators
Eolo Capacci...Italian - The Commentators
Michel Dhrey...French - The Commentators
Writing credits: Yabo Yablonsky (story) andDjordje Milicevic (story) &Jeff Maguire (story) Evan Jones (screenplay) and Yabo Yablonsky (screenplay)
Cast:
Sylvester Stallone...Captain Robert Hatch
Michael Caine...Capt. John Colby - The Players: England
Pelé...Cpl. Luis Fernandez - Allied Soccer Player - Trinidad
Bobby Moore...Terry Brady - Allied Soccer Player - England
Osvaldo Ardiles...Carlos Rey - Allied Soccer Player - Argentina
Paul Van Himst...Michel Fileu - Belgium
Kazimierz Deyna...Paul Wolchek - Poland
Hallvar Thoresen...Gunnar Hilsson - Norway
Mike Summerbee...Sid Harmor - Allied Soccer Player - England
Co Prins...Pieter Van Beck - Holland
Russell Osman...Doug Clure - The Players
John Wark...Arthur Hayes - The Players: Scotland
Søren Lindsted...Erik Ball - Allied Soccer Player - Denmark
Kevin O'Callaghan...Tony Lewis - Allied Goalkeeper - Ireland
Max von Sydow...Major Karl Von Steiner - The Germans
Gary Waldhorn...Mueller - Coach - The Germans
George Mikell...Kommandant - The Germans
Laurie Sivell...Schmidt - Goalie - The Germans
Arthur Brauss...Lutz - The Germans
Robin Turner...Player - The Germans
Michael Wolf...Lang - The Germans
Jürgen Andersen...Propaganda Civilian - The Germans
David Shawyer...Strauss - The Germans
Werner Roth...Baumann - Team Captain - The Germans
Amidou...André - The French
Benoît Ferreux...Jean Paul - The French
Jean-François Stévenin...Claude - The French
Jack Lenoir...Georges - The French
Zoltán Gera...Victor - The French (as Folton Gera)
Tim Pigott-Smith...Rose - The English
Julian Curry...Sherlock - The English
Carole Laure...Renée - The French
Clive Merrison...The Forger - The English
Maurice Roëves...Pyrie - The English
Michael Cochrane...Farrell - The English
Jack Kendrick...Williams - The English
Daniel Massey...Colonel Waldron - The English
Anton Diffring...German - The Commentators
Gunter Wolbert...German - The Commentators
Eolo Capacci...Italian - The Commentators
Michel Dhrey...French - The Commentators
Produced by Annie Fargue....associate producer
Freddie Fields....producer
Mario Kassar....executive producer
Gordon McLendon....executive producer
Andrew G. Vajna....executive producer
Freddie Fields....producer
Mario Kassar....executive producer
Gordon McLendon....executive producer
Andrew G. Vajna....executive producer
Original Music by Bill Conti
Cinematography by Gerry Fisher
Film Editing by Roberto Silvi
Production Design by J. Dennis Washington
Set Decoration by Sydney Ann Smith-Kee
Costume Design by Tom Bronson
Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone....special makeup effects
Tony Lloyd....makeup artist
Michael Westmore....makeup artist (as Mike Westmore)
Production Management
Tom Shaw....unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elie Cohn....first assistant director
Timea Veress....first assistant director
Charles Winkler....second assistant director
Peter Knob....second assistant director (uncredited)
Sound Department
Colin Charles....sound mixer
Giorgio De Vincenzo....sound editor
Ken Dufva....foley artist
Robert Glass....sound re-recording mixer
Leslie Hodgson....supervising sound editor
Stephen Katz....sound consultant
Robert Knudson....sound re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
Bonnie Koehler....sound editor
Don MacDougall....sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Palk....sound editor
Lionel Strutt....adr mixer
Gary Weir....boom operator
Donald C. Rogers....technical director of sound (uncredited)
Special Effects by
Candy Flanagin....special effects
Péter Pásztorfi....special effects technician
Stunts
Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé....stunt double
Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé....stunts
Sándor Boros....stunts
Zoltán Gulyás Kiss....stunts
Péter Katona....safety man
Gábor Piroch....stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Egon Endrényi....still photographer
Bernard Ford....camera operator
Laurie Shane....gaffer
Eric Van Haren Noman....camera operator: second unit
András Váradi....camera loader
Jimmy Waters....key grip
Kenneth J. Withers....camera operator: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Uta Freiwald....costume design assistant
Editorial Department
Cesare D'Amico....assistant editor
Barry Mark Gordon....assistant editor
Music Department
Bodie Chandler....music supervisor
Peter T. Myers....orchestrator (as Peter Myers)
Dan Wallin....score mixer
Other crew
Allegra Huston....production assistant
Tonda Marton....production assistant
Frank Pace....production consultant
Pelé....consultant: soccer
Les Shannon....football coordinator
Jean-Étienne Siry....poster designer (french version) (as Siry)
Cinematography by Gerry Fisher
Film Editing by Roberto Silvi
Production Design by J. Dennis Washington
Set Decoration by Sydney Ann Smith-Kee
Costume Design by Tom Bronson
Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone....special makeup effects
Tony Lloyd....makeup artist
Michael Westmore....makeup artist (as Mike Westmore)
Production Management
Tom Shaw....unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elie Cohn....first assistant director
Timea Veress....first assistant director
Charles Winkler....second assistant director
Peter Knob....second assistant director (uncredited)
Sound Department
Colin Charles....sound mixer
Giorgio De Vincenzo....sound editor
Ken Dufva....foley artist
Robert Glass....sound re-recording mixer
Leslie Hodgson....supervising sound editor
Stephen Katz....sound consultant
Robert Knudson....sound re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
Bonnie Koehler....sound editor
Don MacDougall....sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Palk....sound editor
Lionel Strutt....adr mixer
Gary Weir....boom operator
Donald C. Rogers....technical director of sound (uncredited)
Special Effects by
Candy Flanagin....special effects
Péter Pásztorfi....special effects technician
Stunts
Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé....stunt double
Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé....stunts
Sándor Boros....stunts
Zoltán Gulyás Kiss....stunts
Péter Katona....safety man
Gábor Piroch....stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Egon Endrényi....still photographer
Bernard Ford....camera operator
Laurie Shane....gaffer
Eric Van Haren Noman....camera operator: second unit
András Váradi....camera loader
Jimmy Waters....key grip
Kenneth J. Withers....camera operator: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Uta Freiwald....costume design assistant
Editorial Department
Cesare D'Amico....assistant editor
Barry Mark Gordon....assistant editor
Music Department
Bodie Chandler....music supervisor
Peter T. Myers....orchestrator (as Peter Myers)
Dan Wallin....score mixer
Other crew
Allegra Huston....production assistant
Tonda Marton....production assistant
Frank Pace....production consultant
Pelé....consultant: soccer
Les Shannon....football coordinator
Jean-Étienne Siry....poster designer (french version) (as Siry)