Staring frank sinatra, trevor howard, brad dexter and wolfgang preiss. 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 control of a german train and propel it through. 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. Free online german movie dvd cover art archive library. 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.
It spreads into high adventure as they highjack their own prison train. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. German etched dress bayonets extraseitengewehre 19331945. Items on this page may have come from my personal collection of 40 years. Based on the novel by david westheimer, the film changes several aspects of the novel, most. An air force colonel and a british major seize a nazi prison train and make a run for the swiss border.
Youll find related movie titles and typography in the 19651969 and 1960s trailers sections. With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. Joseph ryan frank sinatra is captured by nazis, he does what it takes to survive prison camp, including, by all appearances. 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. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to. 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. Daniels is on photography and jerry goldsmith provides the score.
Dexter being the least successful, at least as an actor, of the cast from the magnificent 7. The sounds of screeching steel along the rails and the distant sound of the steam engine whistling its way to freedom have long been silent, but the legend of this extraordinary and endearing film lingers on in. It inspired me to write my first novel, 2 years later as a christmas present for my sister, which was, sadly, historically rather inaccurate. 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. I think they look a bit too long for those and they seem to have straight bolt handles. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of the mainly british soldiers he is commanding.
Frank sinatra, trevor howard and others in a scene from the film. The story is straight forward and simple and doesnt require much attention to follow. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. It doesnt matter if you catch it in the beginning or in the middle. Release dates 20 also known as aka 32 release dates usa 23 june 1965. Ryan, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the germans in italy.
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