The Match
They were forced to play. They refused to lose.
Genres
Overview
Inspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a football match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happens.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
119 min
Release Date
2020-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
56
Vote Average
6.2
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Armand Assante
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Milton Welsh
Peter
Robert Maaser
Hans Gruber
Philippe Reinhardt
Henckel
Andrea Zirio
Sandor Stekely
Markus Gertken
General
Nikolai Nedergaard
Aaron
Inva Mula
Magda Stekely
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