The movie takes place in 1943, but the 4th armored never served in north africa, sicily, or italy, hitting the beaches of. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Ryan, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the germans in italy. With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. Tell, editing and paid gigs are all in ryan s mail sack. 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. 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 our memory.
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. Along the way they must deal with internal strife and outside threats. One of the earliest scenes sets the tone of the movie. While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british. Over the years, ive contemplated building a copy of the pow train depicted in the movie but im not all that knowledgable on german railway equipment.
Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and. Italys defeat may be imminent, but that causes only confusion for the british and american inmates. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of. While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british, a strongminded, quickwitted. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to. 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.
Ryan sinatra is an american army air corps pilot that is shot down over italy near the end of the italian campaign. Neat trains, beautiful scenery and a wwii storyline. It would be easy to modify a standard fs model to match the car in the movie. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. An air force colonel and a british major seize a nazi prison train and make a run for the swiss border. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of the mainly british soldiers he is commanding.
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. English voices crew mark robson director, executive producer ben nye, sr. 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. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. Theres hardly a slow minute nor anything that terribly stretches the credibility of the events that are shown. 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 concocts a plan to take control of a german train to do so. 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. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. 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. Jul 08, 2017 ryan, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the germans in italy.
Seeing it again after all that time i am pleased to say that it has lost none of its zip. The germans go to the crash site to capture the pilot but the italians have already gotten him. You can watch online movie streaming in hd 106 min in length. An american pow leads a group mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. Remastered english stereo, original english mono, french mono. 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. The scenery is the only thing authentic and believable in the film. While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british, a strongminded. Vrnes1965 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Ryan sinatra, an american pilot, is shot down in fascist italy and put in a fascist prisoner of war camp there, where. Ryan is an extremely likable character that has everyones best interests in mind. It inspired me to write my first novel, 2 years later as a christmas present for my sister, which was, sadly, historically rather inaccurate. Ryan s damaged p38 flies over an italian city, as portrayed by a real p38 or a reasonably accurate model.
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