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. Daniels is on photography and jerry goldsmith provides the score. Frank sinatra, trevor howard and others in a scene from the film. German etched dress bayonets extraseitengewehre 19331945. 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. 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 win the support of the mainly british soldiers he is commanding. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dexter being the least successful, at least as an actor, of the cast from the magnificent 7.
I think they look a bit too long for those and they seem to have straight bolt handles. Items on this page may have come from my personal collection of 40 years. Joseph ryan frank sinatra is captured by nazis, he does what it takes to survive prison camp, including, by all appearances. Release dates 20 also known as aka 32 release dates usa 23 june 1965. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Based on the novel by david westheimer, the film changes several aspects of the novel, most. 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 inspired me to write my first novel, 2 years later as a christmas present for my sister, which was, sadly, historically rather inaccurate. 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. An air force colonel and a british major seize a nazi prison train and make a run for 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. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to. The story is straight forward and simple and doesnt require much attention to follow. 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. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Staring frank sinatra, trevor howard, brad dexter and wolfgang preiss. Youll find related movie titles and typography in the 19651969 and 1960s trailers sections. It spreads into high adventure as they highjack their own prison train.
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