Von Ryan's Express

Name: Von Ryan's Express
Genre: War, Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1965-06-23
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 7.053

★ 7,1 /10 (254 Votes)

1965 EN 117 min

Overview

Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.

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Release date

23/06/1965

Votes

254

Popularity

4.4

Genres

War Action Adventure Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

117 min

Budget

$5,760,000

Revenue

$17,111,111

Frank Sinatra

Col. Joseph L. Ryan

Trevor Howard

Maj. Eric Fincham

Raffaella Carrà

Gabriella

Brad Dexter

Sgt. Bostick

Sergio Fantoni

Capt. Oriani

John Leyton

Lt. Orde

Edward Mulhare

Capt. Costanzo

Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Von Klemment

James Brolin

Pvt. Ames

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John van Dreelen

Col. Gortz

Adolfo Celi

Battaglia

Vito Scotti

Peppino, Italian Train Engineer

Richard Bakalyan

Cpl. Giannini

Michael Goodliffe

Capt. Stein

Michael St. Clair

Sgt. Maj. Dunbar

Ivan Triesault

Von Kleist

Ian Abercrombie

English POW (uncredited)

Jacques Stany

Gortz's Aide (uncredited)

Robert "Buzz" Henry

American Soldier (uncredited)

John Daheim

American Soldier (uncredited)

James B. Sikking

American Soldier (uncredited)

William Berger

Man from the Gestapo (uncredited)

Arthur Brauss

Lr. Gertel - German Mess Officer (uncredited)

Horst Ebersberg

German Pilot (uncredited)

Donald F. Glut

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Paul Müller

Hauptmann Josef Sonneberg (uncredited)

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Michael Romanoff

Italian Nobleman (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Controller (uncredited)

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Don Ames

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Al Bain

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Al Beaudine

Guard (uncredited)

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Nick Borgani

Messenger (uncredited)

John Burnside

German Officer (uncredited)

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Robert Cole

German Officer (uncredited)

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William Conroy

German Soldier (uncredited)

Bill Coontz

Guard (uncredited)

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Domenick Delgarde

Italian Soldier (uncredited)

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Alphonso DuBois

Guard (uncredited)

Tom Felleghy

German Officer (uncredited)

Barry Ford

Ransom's Batman (uncredited)

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Brian Gaffikin

English Voices (voice) (uncredited)

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Gino Gottarelli

Gortz's Aide #2 (uncredited)

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Joe Gray

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Peter Hellman

Pilot (uncredited)

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Lars Hensen

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Walter Linden

German Captain (uncredited)

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Jim Michael

Guard (uncredited)

Eric Micklewood

Ransom (uncredited)

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Ernesto Molinari

Italian Tailor (uncredited)

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Benito Prezia

Italian Corporal (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Jerry Rush

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

Guard (uncredited)

Al Silvani

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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George Simmons

Guard (uncredited)

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Lee Stanley

English Prisoner (uncredited)

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Kevin G. Tracey

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Max Turilli

German Officer at Plane Crash Sight (uncredited)

Ron Veto

Italian Soldier (uncredited)

Al Wyatt Sr.

American Soldier (uncredited)

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Get on board with Frankie Blue Eyes. Out of 20th Century Fox, Von Ryan's Express is directed by Mark Robson & stars Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard. It's adapted by Wendell Mayes & Joseph Landon from the novel by David Westheimer. William H. Daniels is on photography and Jerry Goldsmith provides the score. Contary to what some sources say, this is not filmed in Panavision, it is filmed in Fox's trusted CinemaScope in De Luxe Color. Unless the opening credits are telling lies that is! Italy, August 1943. With the Allies poised to strike, the Germans seize control of Italy. So the war Wear…

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"Col. Ryan" (Frank Sinatra) arrives at an Italian POW camp to find it's mainly British occupants at loggerheads with the Commandant "Battaglia" (Adolfo Celi). It seems his brutality led to the death of their former CO and now "Maj. Fincham" (Trevor Howard) is out for blood! "Ryan" is a more calculating man, though, and that initially elicits hostility from the men - hence the "von Ryan", but his patience pays off and soon he is able to lead the whole lot of them on an audacious escape attempt that could see them all make it to safety. With the Nazis and their former persecutor in hot pursuit, …

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**_Escaping the Germans by train in Italy_** A captured American colonel (Frank Sinatra) takes command of the POWs at an Italian camp in 1943. He conflicts with the rigid Brit major (Trevor Howard) as the Allies soon land in Selerno. The opportunity eventually surfaces to take command of a train and possibly escape north. Sergio Fantoni plays an Italian captain who teams up with them. "Von Ryan’s Express" (1965) was based on the book by David Westheimer, who himself was a navigator in a B-24 shot down over Italy at the end of 1942 wherein he ended up a prisoner in Stalag Luft III. While…

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