What is escape a la victoria?

"Escape to Victory" (also known as "Victory" in some countries) is a 1981 sports film directed by John Huston and starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, and Pelé. The plot revolves around Allied prisoners of war in a German prison camp during World War II who are challenged by their captors to play a football match against a German team.

The film is loosely based on the true story of a football match played in 1942 between a team of Ukrainian prisoners and a group of Nazi soldiers. The prisoners were allowed to win the match in order to boost the morale of the prisoners and the Nazi audience.

"Escape to Victory" was filmed on location in Hungary and features a star-studded cast of professional footballers including Pelé, Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, and Mike Summerbee. The film received mixed reviews upon its release, with some critics praising the action scenes and football sequences, while others criticized the script and the performances.

Despite its mixed reception, "Escape to Victory" has become a cult classic and remains popular with football fans around the world. The film has also inspired a number of other sports films, including "The Damned United" and "Bend It Like Beckham".