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Actors: Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max Von Sydow, Pele, Daniel Massey, Tim Piggott-Smith, Carole Laure, Julian Curry, Clive Merrison, Maurice Roeves,
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Victory |
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During WWII, some soccer-playing Allied prisoners catch the eye of a soccer-playing German officer. His plans for a friendly game between some German and Allied soldiers turns into a big propaganda match between these prisoners and the German national team. Meanwhile, there's an escape plot hatching... Cameos by Pele and lots of international soccer stars.
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Victory |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Kind of sports story:
- football
Sports story?
Yes
Parent(s) gone?
- Orphan story
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture clash?
- visiting a different culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- French
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from prison/confinement
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Germany
Forest?
Yes
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- moving train
- sewers/subways
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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