Ryan trevor howard major eric fincham brad dexter sergeant bostick sergio fantoni captain oriani as the allies take control of italy during wwii, the germans prepare to transfer the occupants of a pow camp to germany. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of. While most of the prisoners at the camp are british, a determined, resourceful american air force colonel frank sinatra takes charge and leads the escape, which requires that the prisoners wrest. While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british, a strongminded, quickwitted. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of the mainly british soldiers he is commanding. Fox, in a bid to prove that they were still able to make films on an epic scale, shot extensively on location in europe and built a fullscale prison camp as opposed to shooting. The germans go to the crash site to capture the pilot but the italians have already gotten him. Abused by a corrupt commandant adolfo celi, the men protest and resist. The cinemascope photography is outstanding and director mark robson directs the exciting action sequences with skill.
This can be truly spectacular and could one particular rare. 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. You can watch online movie streaming in hd 106 min in length. The cinematography has held up well, particularly during the climax eric referred to in the italian alps. Enjoy all the albums completely new movie with all muchloved movie buffering. The movie takes place in 1943, but the 4th armored never served in north africa, sicily, or italy, hitting the beaches of normandy. The scenery is the only thing authentic and believable in the film. Ryan, an american air force colonel, arrives at the camp as italy is on the. Feb 12, 2017 a war film starring frank sinatra and trevor howard.
The film only pretends, and manages, to entertain, nothing more. With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. 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. Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and american inmates. See more ideas about war film, trevor howard and film. This movie is much better when seen in its original widescreen format. You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. It doesnt matter if you catch it in the beginning or in the middle. It inspired me to write my first novel, 2 years later as a christmas present for my sister, which was, sadly, historically rather inaccurate. Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and. Tell, editing and paid gigs are all in ryan s mail sack. Ryan sinatra is an american army air corps pilot that is shot down over italy near the end of the italian campaign. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound.
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. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. 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. Seeing it again after all that time i am pleased to say that it has lost none of its zip. One of the earliest scenes sets the tone of the movie. The movie takes place in 1943, but the 4th armored never served in north africa, sicily, or italy, hitting the beaches of normandy, france, on july 11th, 1944 after being stationed and training in england. A strongminded american air force colonel takes charge of a troop of allied. On which railway line were the action scenes at the end of the movie shot.
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