Phoenix Cinema: Escape To Victory (A/PG)

Join us during World Cup season for a classic film night.  Includes a pint of lager and a packet of crisps!

World War II, a group of Allied prisoners of war agrees to play a football match against the Nazi team only to use it as a method to escape captivity.

The head of a German POW camp, soccer enthusiast Karl von Steiner (Max von Sydow) organizes a match between Nazi players and their Allied captives.

Orchestrated as a way to push the Third Reich agenda, the high-profile game is set to feature an international team led by John Colby, a veteran British player.

While the team, which also includes Luis Fernandez of Trinidad, trains for the match, Robert Hatch plans a dangerous mass escape from the camp.

1981 American-British-Italian sports war film starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone and Pele