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RIP Pele'
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kitarist
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RE: RIP Pele' (in reply to BarkellWH)
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He was/is probably the most well-known person in the world globally. Yet before the internet age (and not being Brazilian) it was impossible to actually see him play unless you watched live the world cups, and I was too young for the ones he played in (1958-1970). In the 1980s a curios film landed in Bulgaria, called "Escape to Victory" - I see now simply named "Victory" - made in 1981. It is a WWII sports film, of sorts - "As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape." It may not be much (I was enthralled, but I loved going to the movies and certainly wanted to see Pele play), but I think it was fun, and one can see Pele doing his famous bicycle kick which basically bore his name back then; also other famous soccer/football stars. It also features Silvester Stallone and Michael Caine, and Max von Sydow (!) (for the English lot - Bobby Moore is also in it) I think I also remember maybe the Argentinian player (Ardiles) doing the ball flip trick from the back over one's self and thus overcoming an opponent in a flashy way, but am not certain because I seem to remember that it was a very well known to me player who did it in the film but now that I scan the names I don't recognise outright. Was Ardiles that well known to me then? Probably, as he was part of the 1978 Argentinian football team that won the most recent (then) world cup. For some reason I am sad that such a vivid association can completely disappear from my memory. Here's the IMDB link to the film. Looks like it is on Amazon Prime so I might re-watch it after all these years... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083284/
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