Escape to Victory (1981) — 20 Shocking Secrets They Never Wanted You To Know!

Escape to Victory (1981) — Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and football legend Pelé star in John Huston's WWII prisoner-of-war classic. The true, verified story behind the making of this football-and-war drama: the real production secrets, on-set challenges, and behind-the-scenes history Hollywood never fully told. Subscribe for more classic film facts every week. 0:00 Intro — Death Match of 1942 0:10 Fact 1: A Mass Execution Rewritten 1:10 Fact 2: Roger Moore, Eastwood & Bridges 2:13 Fact 3: A Director Who Never Watched Football 2:59 Fact 4: $250,000 to Insure a Dying Director 3:43 Fact 5: Shot Behind the Iron Curtain 4:35 Fact 6: Hungarians Playing Nazis 5:18 Fact 7: Caine's Legs Were a Defender's 6:10 Fact 8: Dubbed Over His Own Accent 7:02 Fact 9: Stallone Lost an Arm Wrestle — Twice 7:53 Fact 10: Alcoholic Miasma With Hot Baths 8:43 Fact 11: Gordon Banks Couldn't Stop the Injuries 9:37 Fact 12: World Cup Winners on Set 10:33 Fact 13: Stallone Lost 41 Pounds 11:19 Fact 14: Bribed Into Playing a Nazi 12:09 Fact 15: Misspelled in His Own Film 12:53 Fact 16: Stallone Wanted the Winning Goal 13:50 Fact 17: Houston Walked Off Set 14:34 Fact 18: Box Office Flop in America 15:29 Fact 19: A Cult Classic Across Europe 16:20 Fact 20: Everyone in the Real Story Died