Von Ryans Express DVD Report

Von Ryans Express is a WWII prison escape movie, Colonel Joseph Ryan (Frank Sinatra) is an American pilot, shot down and taken to a prison camp in Italy run by the cruel Major Battaglia (Adolfo Celi) populated mainly by British prisoners. Ryan, as senior officer, assumes command of the prisoners. The British commanding officer had recently died as a result of the harsh discipline, and Ryan clashes with his successor, Major Eric Fincham (Trevor Howard). Ryan ends up geting thrown into into the sweat box as a punishment for standing up for the prisoners. 

That night, on hearing of the Italians are to surrender, the guards flee, leaving the camp unguarded. The British put Battaglia on trial as a war criminal, but Ryan throws him into the sweat box instead. The Germans return and capture them all. Fincham is furious at the thought that Oriani betrayed them, but when they are put on the train to send them to a new camp, the escape begins...

I saw this movie on TV as a child, and I remembered I liked it, so bought the DVD, and I must say this movie is much better then a lot of modern movies, I really enjoyed it!

Here is the trailer...