 The Great Escape 1963  N/R, 168 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Donald, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, Nigel Stock, Hannes Messemer, John Leyton, Angus Lennie, Robert Graf, Jud Taylor
This is one of the best war movies ever made. It takes place in a P.O.W. camp into which the Germans have placed all the troublemakers. P.O.W. Bartlett (Richard Attenborough) plans one more escape, and even the loner, Capt. Hilts (Steve McQueen), becomes involved in its execution.
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Guns at Batasi 1964  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton, Mia Farrow, Cecil Parker, Errol John, Graham Stark, Earl Cameron, Percy Herbert, David Lodge, John Meillon, Patrick Holt
British Army Regimental Sergeant Major Lauderdale (Richard Attenborough) is stationed in a newly independent East African colony and strives to keep peace when an African officer, Lt. Boniface (Errol John), opposes the British sanctioned government.
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Krakatoa, East of Java 1969  G, 130 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Volcano
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Barbara Werle, John Leyton, Sal Mineo, J.D. Cannon, Rossano Brazzi, Marc Lawrence, Jacqui Chan, Geoffrey Holder, Niall MacGinnis
In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa exploded, sending shock waves several times around the Earth and causing thousands of deaths from fires and tidal waves. This action film uses the explosion as a background for its story of a ship that heads to the island in search of sunken treasure with an assorted collection of people on board, including criminals being taken to prison. Excellent special effects help make this watchable. Rereleased with a new name, perhaps due to the fact that Krakatoa is west of Java rather than east.
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Von Ryan's Express 1965   N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carra, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, Edward Mulhare, Wolfgang Preiss, James Brolin, John Van Dreelen, Adolfo Celi, John Leyton, Vito Scotti, Richard Bakalyan, Michael Goodliffe, Michael St. Clair
During World War II, United States Colonel Joseph Ryan leads a group of 600 British prisoners in an escape from an Italian POW camp. They use a German freight train as their vehicle to get out of Nazi-held territory, and drive the train on a suspenseful trek through Italy to Switzerland searching for a safe haven. Lots of great action.
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| 1. The Great Escape (1963)
2. Guns at Batasi (1964)
3. Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)
aka: Volcano
4. Von Ryan's Express (1965)
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