Von Ryan's Express Movie Review 1965

An American Air Force colonel leads a group of prisoners-of-war in taking control of a freight train in order to make their exciting escape from a WWII P.O.W. camp in Italy. Strong cast.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Trains, Great Escapes, Italy, World War II, POW/MIA

Screenplay

Wendell Mayes, Joseph Landon

Cast

Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Brad Dexter, Raffaella Carra, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton, Vito Scotti, Edward Mulhare, Adolfo Celi, James Brolin, James B. Sikking, Wolfgang Preiss, John van Dreelen, Richard Bakalyan, Michael Goodliffe, Michael St. Clair, Ivan Triesault

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Director

Mark Robson

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

Saul David, Mark Robson, 20th Century-Fox