The houstonborn writer had served with distinction in world war ii as a b24 navigator distinguished flying cross. Based on the novel by david westheimer, the film changes several aspects of the novel, most. 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. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the mark robsondirected. It spreads into high adventure as they highjack their own prison train. 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. Abused by a corrupt commandant adolfo celi, the men protest and resist. 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. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of. It inspired me to write my first novel, 2 years later as a christmas present for my sister, which was, sadly, historically rather inaccurate. 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.
Raffaella carra, raffaella carr, frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter, sergio fantoni, edward. Ryan sinatra is an american army air corps pilot that is shot down over italy near the end of the italian campaign. While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british. One of the earliest scenes sets the tone of the movie.
You can watch online movie streaming in hd 106 min in length. Vrnes1965 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british, a strongminded, quickwitted. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, ryan has to win the support of the mainly british soldiers he is commanding. 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. German etched dress bayonets extraseitengewehre 19331945. 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. Seeing it again after all that time i am pleased to say that it has lost none of its zip. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. In the original ending which appears in the source novel, ryan is not killed as with the films ending, he survives and with the other escaped pows, is able to get. World war, 19391945 in fiction, world war, 19391945, fiction, novelas, prisoners of war, world war 19391945 fast ocolcfst01180924. Ryan s damaged p38 flies over an italian city, as portrayed by a real p38 or a reasonably accurate model.