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. 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. 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. The story is straight forward and simple and doesnt require much attention to follow. A squadron of allied soldiers trying to escape a prison camp train in italy. While most of the prisoners are british, a resourceful american air force colonel frank sinatra takes charge and leads the escape, which requires that the prisoners get control of a prisoner of war train and. Set in a world war ii pow camp in italy, this starts with what looks like becoming solemn bridge on the river kwai.
To refer to this film as exhilarating is, i admit, the mildest bit misleading. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. 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. Ryan, een amerikaanse kolonel, wordt neergeschoten en belandt in een gevangenenkamp in italie. With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. The cinematography has held up well, particularly during the climax eric referred to in the italian alps.
Set in a world war ii pow camp in italy, this starts with what looks. Ryan s damaged p38 flies over an italian city, as portrayed by a real p38 or a reasonably accurate model. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. 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. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of the mainly british soldiers he is commanding. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 47 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. 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. Daniels art direction hilyard brown, jack martin smith film editor dorothy spencer. Bluraysubrip, legenda extraida do bluraydvd, serve em varios releases, basta renomear. Ryan sinatra is an american army air corps pilot that is shot down over italy near the end of the italian campaign.
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. This movie is much better when seen in its original widescreen format. One of the earliest scenes sets the tone of the movie. Colonel joseph ryan, a usaaf p38 pilot, is shot down over italy and taken to a pow camp run. Ryan, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the germans in italy. Sinatra plays an army air corp pilot who gets shot down over italy and ends up in. Under finchams supervision, the men have been denied food, running water, soap and clean clothes, among other supplies. An air force colonel and a british major seize a nazi prison train and make a run for the swiss border. Its definitely a slowstarter, taking its sweet time for the action to build up. I think the film is high profile enough to not be relegated to a french release only. 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.
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