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Stallone says Pelé broke his finger while filming Escape to Victory
Sylvester Stallone says Pelé broke his finger while they were filming Escape to Victory.
The injury happened during a scene in which Pelé showed Stallone how to kick a soccer ball.
Pelé kicked a heavy, leather ball so hard that it broke through the goal net and shattered windows in the set's prisoner-of-war bunkers, Stallone recalled.
The film was a 1983 World War II drama about Allied prisoners forced to play a soccer match against a German team in Nazi-occupied Paris.
Pelé, a celebrated soccer player, appeared in the film alongside Stallone and actor Michael Caine.
Stallone's account highlights Pelé's powerful kick and the unusual mix of professional soccer players and actors in the film.
Sylvester Stallone says Pelé broke his finger while they were filming Escape to Victory.
Stallone said Pelé was demonstrating how to kick a soccer ball into a goal when the injury happened.
He said the ball also broke through the goal net and shattered windows in the prisoner-of-war bunkers used in the film.
Stallone said the kick was powerful and quick, though he described the injury as unintentional.
Escape to Victory, released in 1983, featured Stallone and Pelé among its cast.
- Who
- Sylvester Stallone says Pelé broke his finger. Both men were actors in Escape to Victory.
- What
- Stallone says Pelé’s kick broke his finger during filming.
- When
- While Escape to Victory was being filmed. The exact date is not stated.
- Where
- On the set of Escape to Victory. The specific location is not stated.
- Why
- Pelé was demonstrating how to kick a soccer ball into a goal. Stallone said the kick was unintentional but powerful.
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Escape to Victory was released.
Stallone recalled the injury while speaking to The Rest Is Entertainment.
- Film
- Escape to Victory
- Release year
- 1983
- Injury
- Stallone says Pelé broke his finger
- Setting of incident
- The film set
- Interview
- The Rest Is Entertainment
What people are saying
Pelé broke my finger in that thing.
That’s the power of his [kick]. That’s how good he was,