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.| Status: | Released (1965-06-23) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | David Westheimer, Wendell Mayes, Joseph Landon |
| Productions: | P-R Productions Picture, 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, Italiano, English |
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Casts
- 4347: Frank Sinatra - Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
- 12726: Trevor Howard - Major Eric Fincham
- 93124: Raffaella Carrà - Gabriella
- 14529: Brad Dexter - Sergeant Bostick
- 34596: Sergio Fantoni - Captain Oriani
- 93125: John Leyton - Lt. Orde
- 30125: Edward Mulhare - Captain Costanzo
Crews
- 19457: Mark Robson - Director - Directing
- 93128: Joseph Landon - Screenplay - Writing
- 844: Wendell Mayes - Screenplay - Writing
- 93127: David Westheimer - Novel - Writing
- 30106: Hilyard M. Brown - Art Direction - Art
- 22095: Saul David - Producer - Production
- 9587: Walter M. Scott - Set Decoration - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 Gol ....
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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 ....
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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 com ....
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