Escape to Victory hit the headlines because it included ... In the first few days of filming the football scenes for the film, the actor suffered a broken rib and dislocated shoulder.

Michael Caine quickly put his American co-star in his place on the set of Escape to Victory, a film that Sylvester Stallone found both eye-opening and physically brutal. Stallone later confessed ...

Michael Caine didn't hesitate to set his American co-star straight on the set of Escape to Victory, a film that proved to be both an eye-opener and physically demanding for Sylvester Stallone.