Summary
American combat pilot Col. Joseph Ryan (Sinatra) is shot down over Nazi-controlled Italy and joins U.S. and English WWII troops in a prison camp during the summer of 1943. Given the insulting nickname "Von Ryan" because he initially seems more concerned with surviving than escaping, the colonel eventually leads Allied prisoners, as their new top ranking officer, in a daredevil race for freedom by commandeering an entire German freight train bound for Switzerland, with the Nazis in hot pursuit.Additional Information
| Subjects |
World War, 1939-1945
-- Drama.
War films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Beverly Hills, Calif. :20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,2001 |
| Edition | Widescreen version. |
| Contributors |
Robson, Mark,
1913-1978. David, Saul. Mayes, Wendell. Landon, Joseph. Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998. Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988. Westheimer, David. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. |
| Participants/Performers |
Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carra, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton, Edward Mulhare, Wolfgang Preiss. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, William H. Daniels ; film editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish Closed captioned for the hearing impaired; bonus features not closed captioned. Spoken languages: English stereo., English mono., French mono.; captions/subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Notes |
Based on the novel by David Westheimer. Originally produced as a motion picture, c1965. Anamorphic widescreen (aspect ration: 2.35:1). Bonus features: interactive menus, scene selection, original theatrical trailer, Fox flix. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |