British viewers will know this film as "Escape to Victory" and will find it listed on Amazon.co.uk under that name. Perhaps someone with appropriate privileges could update the database with the alternate title!
I found it primarily interesting for the appearance of players from the Ipswich Town Football Club, the local team I supported when the film was released and I was a teen. There was little attempt to change the players' distinctive hairstyles of that era to match the period in which the film was set. The original script called for a winning goal to be scored, but this was changed to a heroic save. As a result, the film was nicknamed "Escape to a High Scoring Draw".
It was evident that none of the actors were footballers and none of the footballers were actors, but it was fairly entertaining at the time. It is now considered a curiosity and family film which gets a regular airing in Britain during the winter festive season.
I found it primarily interesting for the appearance of players from the Ipswich Town Football Club, the local team I supported when the film was released and I was a teen. There was little attempt to change the players' distinctive hairstyles of that era to match the period in which the film was set. The original script called for a winning goal to be scored, but this was changed to a heroic save. As a result, the film was nicknamed "Escape to a High Scoring Draw".
It was evident that none of the actors were footballers and none of the footballers were actors, but it was fairly entertaining at the time. It is now considered a curiosity and family film which gets a regular airing in Britain during the winter festive season.