Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

117 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, War, History | June 23, 1965

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.

Von Ryan's Express

117 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, War, History | June 23, 1965

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers 20th Century Fox, P-R Productions Picture
Original title Von Ryan's Express
Directors William Kaplan, Eli Dunn, Mark Robson
Writers Joseph Landon, David Westheimer, Wendell Mayes

Cast

Frank Sinatra

as Colonel Joseph L. Ryan

Trevor Howard

as Major Eric Fincham

Raffaella Carrà

as Gabriella

Brad Dexter

as Sergeant Bostick

Sergio Fantoni

as Captain Oriani

John Leyton

as Lt. Orde

Edward Mulhare

as Captain Costanzo

Wolfgang Preiss

as Major Von Klemment

James Brolin

as Private Ames

John van Dreelen

as Colonel Gortz

Adolfo Celi

as Battaglia

Vito Scotti

as Peppino, Italian Train Engineer

Richard Bakalyan

as Corporal Giannini

Michael Goodliffe

as Captain Stein

Michael St. Clair

as Sergeant Major Dunbar

Ivan Triesault

as Von Kleist

Ian Abercrombie

as English POW

Jacques Stany

as Gortz's Aide

Robert "Buzz" Henry

as American POW

John Daheim

as American POW

James B. Sikking

as American POW