Sporting Witness - Making Escape To Victory - BBC Sounds

Sporting Witness explores the 1981 film Escape To Victory, a World War II tale of a POW team in Nazi Germany and a climactic match against the Germans. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Max von Sydow, the movie features real footballers like Bobby Moore and Pelé, alongside Russell Osman, offering a unique blend of Hollywood and football history. In a nine-minute segment, listeners hear eyewitness accounts and archival testimony that bring the drama to life, inviting fans to relive memorable victories and defeats. The podcast continues to dive into sporting milestones and the people behind them, illuminating the human stories within sports lore.