20th Century Fox Entertainment has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray releases of Mark Robson's Von Ryan's Express (1965), starring Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard and Raffaella Carrà, and Franklin J. Schaffner's Patton (1970), starring George C. Scott, Karl Malden and Stephen Young. The two releases will be available for purchase on November 6th.
Von Ryan's Express
Central Italy, August 1943. With the collapse of the Italian war effort, the SS herds 400 Allied POWs aboard a heavily guarded freight train and embarks for an internment camp in Austria. Realizing it's their only chance to escape, Colonel Joseph Ryan (Sinatra) and a handful of officers manage to subdue their guards and hijack the train. Barreling across Nazi-occupied Italy, Ryan and his men race for the Swiss border, as German troops, the Gestapo and a dive bombing fleet of Messerschmidts follow in deadly pursuit.
Special Features:
Hollywood and Its War Films
Bringing Movies to Life: The Legacy of Jerry Goldsmith
2 Additional Featurettes
Isolated Score Track and More!
Patton (Remastered)
This spectacular tribute to one of the most extraordinary figures of World War II, General George S. Patton, Jr., won seven 1970 Academy Awards: Best Picture; Director (Franklin J. Schaffner); Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced; Sound; Film Editing; Art Direction-Set Direction; and Best Actor for George C. Scott.
Scott's unflinching portrayal of the controversial military leader shows him as he was: beloved and despised, charismatic and confrontational. General Patton was a brilliant strategist, a pious man who swore up a storm - and his skills led the United States into the most famous and pivotal battles of the war in Europe.
Special Features:
Disc 1: Blu-ray
Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola
Commentary by Francis Ford Coppola
Disc 2: DVD
History Through the Lens: Patton — A Rebel Revisited Documentary
Patton's Ghost Corps Documentary
The Making of Patton Documentary
Production Still Gallery Accompanied by Jerry Goldsmith's Complete Musical Score
Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery Accompanied by an Audio Essay on the Historical Patton