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Von Ryan's Express

  • 19651965
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 57m
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7.1/10
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Von Ryan's Express (1965)
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ActionAdventureWar

An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.

IMDb RATING
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14K
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  • Director
    • Mark Robson
  • Writers
    • David Westheimer(novel)
    • Wendell Mayes(screenplay)
    • Joseph Landon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Trevor Howard
    • Raffaella Carrà
  • Director
    • Mark Robson
  • Writers
    • David Westheimer(novel)
    • Wendell Mayes(screenplay)
    • Joseph Landon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Trevor Howard
    • Raffaella Carrà
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 93User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Von Ryan's Express (1965)
    Frank Sinatra in Von Ryan's Express (1965)
    Raffaella Carrà in Von Ryan's Express (1965)
    Raffaella Carrà in Von Ryan's Express (1965)
    Frank Sinatra in Von Ryan's Express (1965)
    Frank Sinatra, portrait for "Von Ryan's Express," 1965. Vintage silver gelatin, 14x11, signed. $800 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV
    Frank Sinatra, portrait for "Von Ryan's Express," 1965. Vintage silver gelatin, 14x11, signed. $800 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV
    Frank Sinatra, portrait for "Von Ryan's Express," 1965. Vintage silver gelatin, 14x11, signed. $800 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV
    Frank Sinatra, portrait for "Von Ryan's Express," 1965. Vintage silver gelatin, 14x11, signed. $800 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV
    Frank Sinatra, portrait for "Von Ryan's Express," 1965. Vintage silver gelatin, 14x11, signed. $800 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV
    Frank Sinatra, portrait for "Von Ryan's Express," 1965. Vintage silver gelatin, 14x11, signed. $800 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV
    Frank Sinatra standing next to airplane wreckage for "Von Ryan's Express," 1964. Color, printed later, 12x15.5, flushmounted, signed. $1200 © 1978 Ted Allan Ted Allan MPTV

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    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Col. Joseph L. Ryan
    Trevor Howard
    Trevor Howard
    • Maj. Eric Fincham
    Raffaella Carrà
    Raffaella Carrà
    • Gabriella
    • (as Raffaella Carra)
    Brad Dexter
    Brad Dexter
    • Sgt. Bostick
    Sergio Fantoni
    Sergio Fantoni
    • Capt. Oriani
    John Leyton
    John Leyton
    • Orde
    Edward Mulhare
    Edward Mulhare
    • Costanzo
    Wolfgang Preiss
    Wolfgang Preiss
    • Maj. Von Klemment
    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Pvt. Ames
    John Van Dreelen
    John Van Dreelen
    • Col. Gortz
    • (as John van Dreelen)
    Adolfo Celi
    Adolfo Celi
    • Battaglia
    Vito Scotti
    Vito Scotti
    • Italian Train Engineer
    Richard Bakalyan
    Richard Bakalyan
    • Cpl. Giannini
    Michael Goodliffe
    Michael Goodliffe
    • Capt. Stein
    Michael St. Clair
    • Sgt. Dunbar
    Ivan Triesault
    Ivan Triesault
    • Von Kleist
    Ian Abercrombie
    Ian Abercrombie
    • English POW
    • (uncredited)
    William Berger
    William Berger
    • Man from the Gestapo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • David Westheimer(novel) (screenplay)
      • Wendell Mayes(screenplay)
      • Joseph Landon(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Michael Goodliffe, who plays Capt. Stein, was an actual Prisoner of War during WWII. He was captured at Dunkirk and spent the next five years in a German POW camp.
    • Goofs
      All of the German soldiers carrying MP38/40 sub-machine guns (including all of the guards on the train) were wearing the wrong ammo pouches. The MP38/40 fired 9mm pistol ammunition from a 32-round detachable box magazine. The soldiers were all wearing cartridge pouches designed to hold 5-round stripper clips of 7.92mm ammunition for a bolt-action Mauser rifle. This means none of the Germans carrying sub-machine guns had any ready ammunition available once they fired the 32 rounds in their only magazine. This is a common mistake in WWII TV shows and movies.
    • Quotes

      Maj. Eric Fincham: [Final lines voiceover] I once told you, Ryan, if only one gets out, it's a victory.

    • Crazy credits
      The film credits and all promotion publicity still say "A Cinemascope Picture", and Alfred Newman's "extended" 20th Century-Fox fanfare is still heard on the soundtrack as the picture begins, but most of the film was actually shot in Panavision, at Frank Sinatra's insistence.
    • Alternate versions
      When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'U' rating. All cuts were waived in 1988 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.
    • Connections
      Edited into Galactica 1980: Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 2 (1980)

    User reviews93

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    Sinatra shines in classic war movie
    what a marvellous performance by Sinatra and Trevor Howard in this classic World War 11 movie.A great script and some strong supporting roles make this movie a wonderful piece of entertainment.Sharp movie fans may even notice a young James Brolin in a small role,but the greatest thing about this movie is the wonderful line uttered by Trevor Howard to Frank(as Von Ryan)when Sinatra tries to tie a knot to show how to strangle a german guard (which fails) and Trevor Howard shows Sinatra how to really tie a strangle knot ,and says the immortal line"learn that from the cowboy films did you?".what a great put down,its worth watching just for that.The ending is a surprise and really leaves one a bit flat but all in all wonderful escapism.
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    • lonniebealeusa
    • Jun 21, 2002

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    • On which railway line were the action scenes at the end of the movie shot?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1965 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Von Ryans Express
    • Filming locations
      • Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production company
      • P-R Productions Picture
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    • Budget
      • $5,760,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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