What is the title of the 1981 film in which Pelé starred alongside Michael Caine?

The 1981 film in which Pelé starred alongside Michael Caine was Escape to Victory. The sports-war film blended a Second World War prison-camp story with a major football match.

Directed by John Huston, the movie follows Allied prisoners of war who are challenged to play an exhibition match against a German team. Michael Caine plays the Allied captain and coach, while Pelé appears as Corporal Luis Fernandez, a gifted footballer among the prisoners.

The cast also included Sylvester Stallone and Max von Sydow. Several real footballers appeared as well, including Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Kazimierz Deyna and Paul Van Himst. Pelé’s bicycle-kick sequence became one of the film’s best-known moments.

The title creates a frequent quiz trap: the film was released as Victory in some markets, including the United States. Escape to Victory is the original and widely recognized title, while The Longest Yard is a different sports film and Pelé: Birth of a Legend is a later biographical movie.