Escape to Victory didn't set the world alight on its initial release in 1981, but as the decades have ticked on the film has firmly cemented itself as a cult favourite among fans of film and football.
Now, this potent mix of The Great Escape and underdog sports tale is in line for a remake with Edge of Tomorrow's Doug Liman at the helm. Liman will surely play it straight in the redo, but the original film featured a glorious mix of big movie stars of the day (Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine), ageing football icons who'd taken a paycheque in the Us (Pelé) and Ipswich Town players (hey, they were big in the '80s!).
With that in mind, Digital Spy has picked a brand new Victory 2014 starting XI ready for 90 minutes of life-or-death football. Fyi, we're playing 4-4-2 - the Nazis might overrun us in midfield but we're old school!
Now, this potent mix of The Great Escape and underdog sports tale is in line for a remake with Edge of Tomorrow's Doug Liman at the helm. Liman will surely play it straight in the redo, but the original film featured a glorious mix of big movie stars of the day (Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine), ageing football icons who'd taken a paycheque in the Us (Pelé) and Ipswich Town players (hey, they were big in the '80s!).
With that in mind, Digital Spy has picked a brand new Victory 2014 starting XI ready for 90 minutes of life-or-death football. Fyi, we're playing 4-4-2 - the Nazis might overrun us in midfield but we're old school!
- 6/27/2014
- Digital Spy
Fruitvale Station producer Sev Ohanian, Not Anymore: A Story Of Revolution producer Matthew Van Dyke and actor Sid Haig are among the honourees at the upcoming 16th Annual Arpa International Film Festival.
The recipients will attend a ceremony after the closing night gala screening of Masque directed by Robert Hatch.
The festival is set to run in Hollywood from September 26-29
“The 2013 nominees and Special Awards recipients Matthew Van Dyke and Sev Ohanian truly reflect the festival’s core philosophy, which is to cultivate cultural understanding and global empathy,” said Arpa founder and head Sylvia Minassian.
“These are films which shed light on people and places that Los Angeles audiences might only know from the news. Matthew’s film follows two people on the front lines of the conflict in Syria, while Sev’s film [pictured] shows the tragic effects of cultural divide here in the United States.
“Our Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Sid Haig in recognition...
The recipients will attend a ceremony after the closing night gala screening of Masque directed by Robert Hatch.
The festival is set to run in Hollywood from September 26-29
“The 2013 nominees and Special Awards recipients Matthew Van Dyke and Sev Ohanian truly reflect the festival’s core philosophy, which is to cultivate cultural understanding and global empathy,” said Arpa founder and head Sylvia Minassian.
“These are films which shed light on people and places that Los Angeles audiences might only know from the news. Matthew’s film follows two people on the front lines of the conflict in Syria, while Sev’s film [pictured] shows the tragic effects of cultural divide here in the United States.
“Our Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Sid Haig in recognition...
- 9/17/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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