Directed by: Mark Robson
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Brad Dexter, Raffaella Carra
Revealing mistake: In the opening sequence when Colonel Ryan's plane has crashed and is on fire, you can see a metal pole supporting a burning aircraft shell, not a real plane.
Revealing mistake: Obvious model train in the wide shots of the bombing of the town the train is going through.
Revealing mistake: Obvious model train in the wide shots of the bombing of the town the train is going through.
Question: Why didn't the prisoners unhook several cars at the rear of the train, to roll down the tracks and crash/block the troop train coming up behind them towards the end?