With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. Staring frank sinatra, trevor howard, brad dexter and wolfgang preiss. 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. 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. 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. 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 spreads into high adventure as they highjack their own prison train. Free online german movie dvd cover art archive library.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Youll find related movie titles and typography in the 19651969 and 1960s trailers sections. 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. German etched dress bayonets extraseitengewehre 19331945. Based on the novel by david westheimer, the film changes several aspects of the novel, most. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. Dexter being the least successful, at least as an actor, of the cast from the magnificent 7. Items on this page may have come from my personal collection of 40 years. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. The story is straight forward and simple and doesnt require much attention to follow. Ryan, an american pow, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the germans in italy. Frank sinatra, trevor howard and others in a scene from the film.