Von Ryan's Express
NR“Why did 600 Allied prisoners hate the man they called Von Ryan more than they hated Hitler?”
1965·117 min·Released
Studio: 20th Century Fox, P-R Productions Picture
7.1TMDb
7.1IMDb
90%RT
Theatrical Jun 23, 1965
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USA · English · USA
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.
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Crew
DirectorMark Robson
WriterWendell Mayes, Joseph Landon
Cast
Frank Sinatra
Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
Trevor Howard
Major Eric Fincham
Raffaella Carrà
Gabriella
Brad Dexter
Sergeant Bostick
Sergio Fantoni
Captain Oriani
John Leyton
Lt. Orde
Edward Mulhare
Captain Costanzo
Wolfgang Preiss
Major Von Klemment
James Brolin
Private Ames
John van Dreelen
Colonel Gortz
Adolfo Celi
Battaglia
Vito Scotti
Peppino, Italian Train Engineer
Richard Bakalyan
Corporal Giannini
Michael Goodliffe
Captain Stein
Michael St. Clair
Sergeant Major Dunbar
Ivan Triesault
Von Kleist
Ian Abercrombie
English POW
Jacques Stany
Gortz's Aide
Robert "Buzz" Henry
American POW
John Daheim
American POW
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Keywords
naziescapeitalianswitzerlandworld war iiprisoner of warfrontiertrain1940ssuspensefulboldcommanding
Details
Budget
$6M
Revenue
$17M
TMDb Votes
241
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026