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. Colonel ryan attempts to lead them across hundreds of miles of germany. Having seemingly made errors of judgement, ryan has to win the. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. 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. Please check back frequently to find updated categories and added items for sale. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to. 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. Battaglia adolfo celi and captain oriani sergio fantoni are shown with very smallish holstered sidearms which judging from the curved tip at the end of the magazine appear to be the beretta model 1934. Oriani as the allies take control of italy during wwii, the germans prepare to transfer the occupants of a pow camp to germany. Sometimes the participants seem to forget just who was the enemy. And if you didnt care for this film, well then when youre through picking this one apart tell me of one you did like. The cinematography has held up well, particularly during the climax eric referred to in the italian alps.
This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1965 movies 1965. Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and. 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. Many of the items seen on this website are unique to world war ii or related to that period. Frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, sergio fantoni, brad dexter, edward mulhare, wolfgang preiss, adolfo celi, john leyton, richard bakalyan, john van dreelen, michael goodliffe, vito scotti, james brolin, jacques stany and max tarilli. It inspired me to write my first novel, 2 years later as a christmas present for my sister, which was, sadly, historically rather inaccurate. Manuel gurtner advises that here, the troop train reaches ponte nelle alpi over the tracks of the ferrovia del cadore bellunocalalzo through the piave valley. Seeing it again after all that time i am pleased to say that it has lost none of its zip. Ryan sinatra, an american pilot, is shot down in fascist italy and put in a fascist prisoner of war camp there, where. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best ear busting sound.
To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, operation. Like a strip from every schoolboys favourite, the commando comic, this is a ripping yarn of a wwii adventure story that also manages to rather subtly and neatly turn a particular hollywood cliche on its head. Ryan, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the germans in italy. Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of berlin after the assassination of the fuhrer. Cbsfox west germany vhs unknown other companies ferrovie dello stato special gratitude is due to, whose skill, understanding and cooperation made this film possible as the executives and employees of the italian state railroads ferrovie dello stato. An american pow leads a group mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. 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. Ryan, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a hazardous escape from the germans in italy by taking over the german train. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of the mainly british soldiers he is commanding. Nonton dan download film war online subtitle indonesia inggris gratis hanya di dutafilm beserta film lainnya dari indoxxi, xx1, lk21. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound. Trevor howard war film mount rushmore images hollywood the originals movie posters cards travel. It doesnt matter if you catch it in the beginning or in the middle.
Images hollywood war movies painting films painting art paintings film. Items on this page may have come from my personal collection of 40 years. This movie is much better when seen in its original widescreen format. Take as much time to browse through the categories as you wish. Free online german movie dvd cover art archive library. By 1965 frank sinatra was a long established singer and had been. The story deals with a mass escape attempt of allied pows on a german train heading north out of fascist italy in 1943 just as italy is about to surrender to the. Pdf download ol blue eyes a frank sinatra encyclopedia. The story is straight forward and simple and doesnt require much attention to follow. The pows have other plans, and attempt to hijack the train and take it to switzerland. Colonel ryan attempts to lead them across hundreds of miles of germany into switzerland. One thousand american and british pows in an italian pow camp are herded into boxcars on a train bound for nazi germany.
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