Summaries

On Hitler's birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans.

On Hitler's birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans. They assign the task of organizing the team to a well known Olympics football player who demands for his team food and a chance to train. Although the organizer believes that soccer is sacred and does his best to train the team, he is tempted to escape along with the others, when they find an opportunity. They get caught, but the game takes place anyway. They play, hoping that they might get pardoned and not get executed in the end. However, they play too well and the enraged Germans execute them before the game ends.

Details

Keywords
  • 1940s
  • year 1944
  • football
  • death penalty
  • prison camp
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
  • Sport
Release date Nov 1, 1961
Countries of origin Hungary
Language German Hungarian
Production companies Hunnia Filmgyár

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 20m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

On Hitlers birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans. They assign the task of organizing the team to a well known Olympics football player who demands for his team food and a chance to train. Although the organizer believes that soccer is sacred and does his best to train the team, he is tempted to escape along with the others, when they find an opportunity. They get caught, but the game takes place anyway. They play, hoping that they might get pardoned and not get executed in the end. However, they play too well and the enraged Germans execute them before the game ends.

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