
Ryan, an American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the Germans in Italy. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, Ryan has to win the support of the mainly British soldiers he is commanding.... (Full plot summary below)
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Ryan, an American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the Germans in Italy. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, Ryan has to win the support of the mainly British soldiers he is commanding.
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| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumExciting Sinatra starring vehicle set during WWII. |
| VarietyVariety StaffMark Robson has made realistic use of the actual Italian setting of the David Westheimer novel in garmenting his action in hard-hitting direction and sharply-drawn performances. |
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyA far-fetched but thrilling World War II adventure. Watch it as part of a double feature with John Frankenheimer's The Train. |
| Radio TimesTony SlomanSinatra's character is unusually uncompromising, even for him, and the star delivers one of his best performances. |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashThe cinematography and the scenery both add greatly to the movie. It makes it seem so much more realistic. |
| User ReviewMorrison Bvery good but never happend in history !!!!!!! |
| User ReviewNeil AIt wouldn't be Memorial Day Weekend without an old classic. |
| User ReviewLinda MAwesome Classic with a surprise different ending from the book. This is not a true story. |
| User ReviewPeter Pthis is the best movie of my life o A o and look at that poster. LOOK AT IT. it has a crazy angle, a train, planes, nazis, explosions, exploding nazis, and frank sinatra reaching for handsome italian man. |
| User ReviewMatt Hsuper movie about an escape from a pow camp in italy by stealing a train. sinatra is brilliant as the arrogant us fighter pilot leading the brits against the italians and germans. the last scene is an all time classic |