The great escape 1963, the guns of navarone 1961, where eagles dare 1968, kellys heroes 1970, the inglorious bastards 1978. Daniels art direction hilyard brown, jack martin smith film editor dorothy spencer. Rick, this is a remarkable film and has an unforgettable conclusion. Set in a world war ii pow camp in italy, this starts with what looks like becoming solemn bridge on the river kwai. 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. Ryan s damaged p38 flies over an italian city, as portrayed by a real p38 or a reasonably accurate model. Varese sarabande cd club vcl 0204 1028 country united states format cd release date mar2004 limited collectors edition of 1500 copies. A war film in every sense the film is set in wwii and sees a group of allied soldiers try to escape by hijacking a train.
Malaga, andalucia, spain final shootout on rail track on mountain of found this interesting interesting. 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. Filming locations 8 filming dates 1 production dates 1 filming locations. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Dexter being the least successful, at least as an actor, of the cast from the magnificent 7. The story is straight forward and simple and doesnt require much attention to follow. 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. Ryan 9frank sinatra, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the germans in italy.
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. Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and american inmates. 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 doesnt matter if you catch it in the beginning or in the middle. After his plane is shot down he lands in occupied italy where he soon finds himself taken as a p. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. This movie is much better when seen in its original widescreen format. Santa maria novellasmn train station, florence, tuscany. Set in a world war ii pow camp in italy, this starts with what looks like becoming solemn bridge on the river kwai stiffupperlippery, but soon turns into. 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. In the opening sequence when colonel ryans plane has crashed and is on fire, you can see a metal pole supporting a burning aircraft shell, not a real plane. Frank sinatra stars in this implausible but relatively engaging wwii pow escape film, playing col. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The cinematography has held up well, particularly during the climax eric referred to in the italian alps. The film credits and all promotion publicity still say a cinemascope picture, and alfred. Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and. 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. Staring frank sinatra, edward mulhare, sergio fantoni and john leyton. The great escape 1963, the guns of navarone 1961, where eagles dare 1968, kelly s heroes 1970, the inglorious bastards 1978. Abused by a corrupt commandant adolfo celi, the men protest and resist. While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british, a strongminded, quickwitted. Tell, editing and paid gigs are all in ryans mail sack. But the railway sequence at the films conclusion was filmed in the. 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. Having seemingly made errors of judgement, ryan has to win the. 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.
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. World war 2 ii in colour the second world war in colour full film documentary by. Ryan sinatra, an american pilot, is shot down in fascist italy and put in a fascist prisoner of war camp there. With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. The wrecked lightning appears to be a prop although the shape looks good for a p38, the markings are an inaccuate mix of prewar tail stripes and post 1947 usaf insignia on the wings. This world war ii adventure starring frank sinatra has never been more thrilling, immersing you in the actionpacked suspense for the first time on bluray.