Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 47 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Daniels art direction hilyard brown, jack martin smith film editor dorothy spencer. The screenplay concerns a group of allied prisoners of war who conduct a daring escape by hijacking a freight train and fleeing through germanoccupied italy to switzerland. So the warweary italian nation fought on, a prisoner of the german armies. Dexter being the least successful, at least as an actor, of the cast from the magnificent 7. Ryan sinatra is an american army air corps pilot that is shot down over italy near the end of the italian campaign. Ryan, russian acronym for raketnoyadernoe napadenie nuclear missile attack intelligence operation. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape. It doesnt matter if you catch it in the beginning or in the middle. The story is straight forward and simple and doesnt require much attention to follow.
While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british, a strongminded, quickwitted american air force colonel takes charge and leads the escape, which requires that the prisoners to sneak onto a german train bound for switzerland. I think the film is high profile enough to not be relegated to a french release only. Based on the novel by david westheimer, the film changes several aspects of the novel, most. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. Varese sarabande cd club vcl 0204 1028 country united states format cd release date mar2004 limited collectors edition of 1500 copies. As the italian war effort collapses, the escapees are aided by their captors, but when the germans catch on, they set out to halt the escape with an armored train and aerial attack.
Seeing it again after all that time i am pleased to say that it has lost none of its zip. It was one of frank sinatras most commercially successful films, a great rousing war adventure that culminates in a spectacular action sequence where prisoners fleeing on a train are pursued by fighter planes and german. Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and american inmates. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 47 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 makeup department 6 production management 2 second unit director or assistant director 2. You can watch online movie streaming in hd 106 min in length. Abused by a corrupt commandant adolfo celi, the men protest and resist. Ryan, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the germans in italy. Release dates 20 also known as aka 32 release dates usa 23 june 1965. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Ryan aeronautical company claude ryan ryanair tony ryan ryan international airlines ron ryan ryan international school. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound. With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. Ryan sinatra, an american pilot, is shot down in fascist italy and put in a fascist prisoner of war camp there, where he becomes the new ranking officer among the allied prisoners.
The cinematography has held up well, particularly during the climax eric referred to in the italian alps. Escape is obvious as ryan leads a rag tag bunch of prisoners by taking over a captured german train. Daniels is on photography and jerry goldsmith provides the score. Set in a world war ii pow camp in italy, this starts with what looks like becoming solemn bridge on the river kwai.
Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to. This movie is much better when seen in its original widescreen format. Otoh, this could be one of those situations where a u. The screenplay concerns a group of allied prisoners of war who conduct a daring escape by hijacking a freight train and fleeing through german. World war ii story about allied prisoners who stage a mass breakout from an italian pow camp, commandeer a train and head towards the swiss border. Free online german movie dvd cover art archive library. There appears ryan, an american pow colonel frank sinatra, his. One of the earliest scenes sets the tone of the movie. The germans go to the crash site to capture the pilot but the italians have already gotten him. An american pow leads a group mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii.