About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Victory' which revolves around a soccer game between NAZI officers and Allied POWs during World War II.

In World War II, a group of NAZI officers come up with a propaganda event in which an all-star NAZI team will play a team composed of Allied POW's in a soccer (football) game. The prisoners agree, planning on using the game as a means of escape from the camp. Directed by the legendary Oscar-winner John Huston (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, Prizzi's Honor) late in his career, this sports drama is lead by Oscar-winner Sylvester Stallone, Os...

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Gershon

Topics covered

• World War II
• soccer
• propaganda
• prisoners of war
• sports drama

Keywords

• Victory
• John Huston
• Sylvester Stallone
• soccer
• World War II
• prisoners of war
• propaganda

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Books & works: Victory

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