Von Ryan's Express

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.

1h 57m1965NRTMDb 7.1

WarActionAdventureThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Mark Robson

Mark RobsonDirector

Frank Sinatra

Frank SinatraCol. Joseph L. Ryan

Trevor Howard

Trevor HowardMaj. Eric Fincham

Raffaella Carrà

Raffaella CarràGabriella

Brad Dexter

Brad DexterSgt. Bostick

Sergio Fantoni

Sergio FantoniCapt. Oriani

John Leyton

John LeytonLt. Orde

Edward Mulhare

Edward MulhareCapt. Costanzo

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang PreissMaj. Von Klemment

James Brolin

James BrolinPvt. Ames

John van Dreelen

John van DreelenCol. Gortz

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo CeliBattaglia

Vito Scotti

Vito ScottiPeppino · Italian Train Engineer

Richard Bakalyan

Richard BakalyanCpl. Giannini

Michael Goodliffe

Michael GoodliffeCapt. Stein

Michael St. Clair

Michael St. ClairSgt. Maj. Dunbar

Ivan Triesault

Ivan TriesaultVon Kleist

Ian Abercrombie

Ian AbercrombieEnglish POW

Jacques Stany

Jacques StanyGortz's Aide

Robert "Buzz" Henry

Robert "Buzz" HenryAmerican Soldier

John Daheim

John DaheimAmerican Soldier

James B. Sikking

James B. SikkingAmerican Soldier

William Berger

William BergerMan from the Gestapo

Arthur Brauss

Arthur BraussLr. Gertel · German Mess Officer

Horst Ebersberg

Horst EbersbergGerman Pilot

Donald F. Glut

Donald F. GlutPrisoner of War

Paul Müller

Paul MüllerHauptmann Josef Sonneberg

Michael RomanoffItalian Nobleman

Rudy GermaneController

Don AmesPrisoner of War

Al Bain

Al BainPrisoner of War

Storyline

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.

P-R Productions Picture

Von Ryan's Express poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 23 June 1965
Runtime: 1h 57m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 7.1 / 10 (256 votes)

Production

Director: Mark Robson
Writers: Wendell Mayes, David Westheimer, Joseph Landon
Studios: P-R Productions Picture, 20th Century Fox
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $5.8M
Revenue: $17.1M
Profit: $11.4M
Return: 3.0×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: German, Italian, English