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Ryan sinatra is an american army air corps pilot that is shot down over italy near the end of the italian campaign. 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. In the opening sequence when colonel ryans plane has crashed and is on fire, you can see a metal pole supporting a burning aircraft shell, not a. In the original ending which appears in the source novel, ryan is not killed as with the films ending. 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. Colonel joseph ryan, a p38 pilot and group commander, managed to escape with 900 fellow officers from a nazi pow camp in italy. While the majority of the prisoners at the camp are british, a strongminded, quickwitted. Ryan gives the pows the order to strip off their monthsold clothes and burn them, in order to force the.

Its definitely a slowstarter, taking its sweet time for the action to build up. An action adventure tale, van ryans express remains quite credible until halfway through, when the action begins to pour and roar like walter mitty in full flood. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. The deservedly famous ending goes against audience expectations. 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. All mistakes 1 continuity mistake 2 factual errors 1 other mistake 2 revealing mistakes order by popularity order chronologically add a plot summary add the ending titles starting with v revealing mistake. 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. The oscarnominated special effects range from some good miniature trains almost the entire nighttime firebombing scene to some dynamic but weakly superimposed. Based on the novel by david westheimer, the film changes several aspects of the novel, most notably the ending, which is considerably more upbeat in the book.

To refer to this film as exhilarating is, i admit, the mildest bit misleading. An american pow leads a group of mainly british prisoners to escape from the germans in wwii. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. While the basic story line is the same in the book and the movie, i found the changes in the screenplay to have made the principal characters more interesting, more human and more appealing i came to. It is now the february book ofthemonthclub selection. 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. Westheimer captures the gritty oblivion of pow life, while the suspense builds as the. Add a plot summary add the ending titles starting with v. The germans go to the crash site to capture the pilot but the italians have already gotten him.

When italy surrenders, german guards herd the men into boxcars for shipment to the reich. During ww ii colonel joe ryan crashes in italy and is interned at pow concentration camp 202. In the opening sequence when colonel ryans plane has crashed and is on fire, you can see a metal pole supporting a burning aircraft shell. Ryans damaged p38 flies over an italian city, as portrayed by a real p38 or a reasonably accurate model. This ending would have allowed ryan, the movies central character, to appear in a sequel. The cinematography has held up well, particularly during the climax eric referred to in the italian alps. With frank sinatra, trevor howard, raffaella carra, brad dexter. While the basic story line is the same in the book and the movie, i found the changes in the screenplay to have made the principal characters more interesting, more human and more appealing i came to empathize with them and care about them in a way i didnt as i read the book. 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. As sao senior american officer, he quickly puts a stop to disorder, and becomes the most hated man in the camp. In the opening sequence when colonel ryans plane has crashed and is on fire, you can see a metal pole supporting a burning aircraft shell, not a real plane.

Ryan s damaged p38 flies over an italian city, as portrayed by a real p38 or a reasonably accurate model. It inspired me to write my first novel, 2 years later as a christmas present for my sister, which was, sadly, historically rather inaccurate. His correct rank in 1943 was generalfeldmarschall field marshal. A thousand british and american pows learn to hate the american colonel who singlehandedly shapes them up. This movie is much better when seen in its original widescreen format.