Von Ryan's Express (1965)

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1h 57min
Action, Adventure
23 Jun 1965 (USA)
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An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.

Director:

Mark Robson

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Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Still of Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard (I), Sergio Fantoni and Vito Scotti in Von Ryan's Express (1965)

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	Frank Sinatra	...	Col. Joseph L. Ryan
	Trevor Howard	...	Maj. Eric Fincham
	Raffaella Carrà	...	Gabriella (as Raffaella Carra)
	Brad Dexter	...	Sgt. Bostick
	Sergio Fantoni	...	Capt. Oriani
	John Leyton	...	Orde
	Edward Mulhare	...	Costanzo
	Wolfgang Preiss	...	Maj. Von Klemment
	James Brolin	...	Pvt. Ames
	John van Dreelen	...	Col. Gortz
	Adolfo Celi	...	Battaglia
	Vito Scotti	...	Peppino, Italian Train Engineer
	Richard Bakalyan	...	Cpl. Giannini
	Michael Goodliffe	...	Capt. Stein
	Michael St. Clair	...	Sgt. Dunbar
	Ivan Triesault	...	Von Kleist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ian Abercrombie	...	English POW (uncredited)
	Don Ames	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Al Bain	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Al Beaudine	...	Guard (uncredited)
	William Berger	...	Man from the Gestapo (uncredited)
	Nick Borgani	...	Messanger (uncredited)
	Arthur Brauss	...	Lt. Gertel - German Mess Officer (uncredited)
	John Burnside	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Robert Cole	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	William Conroy	...	German Soldier (uncredited)
	Bill Coontz	...	Guard (uncredited)
	John Daheim	...	American Soldier (uncredited)
	Domenick Delgarde	...	Italian Soldier (uncredited)
	Alphonso DuBois	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Horst Ebersberg	...	German Pilot (uncredited)
	Tom Felleghy	...	German officer (uncredited)
	Barry Ford	...	Ransom's Batman (uncredited)
	Brian Gaffikin	...	English Voices (uncredited) (voice)
	Rudy Germane	...	Controller (uncredited)
	Donald F. Glut	...	P.O.W. (uncredited)
	Gino Gottarelli	...	Gotrz's Aide #2 (uncredited)
	Joe Gray	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
	Peter Hellman	...	Pilot (uncredited)
	Robert 'Buzz' Henry	...	American Soldier (uncredited)
	Lars Hensen	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Walter Linden	...	German Captain (uncredited)
	Jim Michael	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Eric Micklewood	...	Ransom (uncredited)
	John Mitory	...	Oriani's Aide (uncredited)
	Ernesto Molinari	...	Italian Tailor (uncredited)
	Paul Muller	...	Hauptmann Josef Sonneberg (uncredited)
	Benito Prezia	...	Italian Corporal (uncredited)
	Christopher Riordan	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Michael Romanoff	...	Italian Nobleman (uncredited)
	Bob Rosen	...	P.O.W. Who Opens Sweatbox (uncredited)
	Jerry Rush	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Bernard Sell	...	Guard (uncredited)
	James Sikking	...	American Soldier (uncredited)
	Al Silvani	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	George Simmons	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Lee Stanley	...	English Prisoner (uncredited)
	Jacques Stany	...	Gortz's Aide (uncredited)
	Brad Stevens	...	German Sergeant (uncredited)
	Kevin G. Tracey	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Max Turilli	...	German Officer at Plane Crash Site (uncredited)
	Ron Veto	...	Italian Soldier (uncredited)
	Al Wyatt Sr.	...	American Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mark Robson

Written by

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David Westheimer	...	(novel)

Wendell Mayes	...	(screenplay) and
Joseph Landon	...	(screenplay)

David Westheimer	...	(screenplay) (uncredited)

Saul David	...	(screenplay) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Saul David	...	producer
Mark Robson	...	producer

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by

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William H. Daniels

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director of photography

Editing by

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Dorothy Spencer

Art Direction by

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Hilyard M. Brown	...	(as Hilyard Brown)
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

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Raphael Bretton	...	(set decorations) (as Raphael G. Bretton)
Walter M. Scott	...	(set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Margaret Donovan	...	hair stylist
Ben Nye	...	makeup artist
José Luis Pérez	...	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Roy Stork	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Harry Thomas	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Helen Turpin	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Harry Caplan	...	unit production manager (as Harry A. Caplan)
Eduardo García Maroto	...	unit production manager: Spain (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Eli Dunn	...	assistant director
William Kaplan	...	second unit director

Art Department

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Ed Graves	...	assistant art director
Lou Korn	...	assistant art director
José Algueró	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Tom Coleman	...	property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Carlton W. Faulkner	...	sound
Elmer Raguse	...	sound
William Buffinger	...	recordist (uncredited)
Walter Rossi	...	sound effects (uncredited)
Don Stern	...	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Johnny Borgese

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special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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L.B. Abbott	...	special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr.	...	special photographic effects

Stunts

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John Daheim	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial	...	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Gray	...	stunts (uncredited)
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	...	stunts (uncredited)
Ted White	...	stunts (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Sr.	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Harold Lipstein	...	second unit photography
Ted Allan	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Bill Johnson	...	camera operator (uncredited)
A. Lindsley Lane	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Lou Pazelli	...	grip (uncredited)
Ramiro Sabell	...	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mickey Sherrard

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wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Arthur Morton	...	orchestrator
Robert Bain	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano	...	musician: oboe (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa	...	musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith	...	conductor (uncredited)
Artie Kane	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Shelly Manne	...	musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Abe Most	...	musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Milton Raskin	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Paul Shure	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Ann Stockton	...	musician: harp (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Urban Thielmann	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Raymond Turner	...	musician: piano (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Chris Haynes

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driver (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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P-R Productions Picture

Distributors

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Twentieth Century Fox (1965) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) (released by)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Fox Films (1965) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Fox Films (1965) (France) (theatrical)
Fox Films (1965) (Finland) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century Fox (1965) (Japan) (theatrical)
Centfox (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1965) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1965) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century Fox (1978) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Magnetic Video (1980) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
CBS/Fox (1987) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
CBS/Fox (1988) (Argentina) (VHS) (pan/scan)
Oy Europa Vision AB (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
Fox Video (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Nelonen (1997) (Finland) (tv)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (VHS)
FS Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD) (included in "4 War Film Favorites")
WVG Medien (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
WVG Medien (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
CBS/Fox (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Ferrovie dello Stato (special gratitude is due to, whose skill, understanding and cooperation made this film possible)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L. - C.I.O.)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Ryan, an American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the Germans in Italy. Having seemingly made errors of judgment, Ryan has to win the support of the mainly British soldiers he is commanding. Written by Rob Hartill Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	reference-to-hermann-goring fainting-man tied-feet bare-chested-male hairy-chest See All (95) »
Taglines	Why did 600 Allied prisoners hate the man they called Von Ryan more than they hated Hitler? See more »
Genres	Action Adventure War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:G Australia:PG (TV rating) Brazil:Livre Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Iceland:12 Italy:T Netherlands:14 New Zealand:PG Norway:11 (DVD rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Spain:A Sweden:15 United Kingdom:PG (TV rating) United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United Kingdom:U United States:Approved West Germany:16 (nf)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	L'express du colonel von Ryan (France) Von Ryans Express (Germany) Colonel von Ryans Expreß (Germany) El coronel Von Ryan (Spain) Dassotokkyu (Japan) See more »
Runtime	117 min
Country	United States
Language	English German Italian
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System) Stereo (DVD release)
Filming Locations	Málaga, Andalucía, Spain See more »

Box Office

Budget	$5,760,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$13,975,000

Did You Know?

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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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 2 (1980). See more »
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. See more »
Quotes	Maj. Eric Fincham: It would take you too long to strangle a man, Colonel. The average Nazi would get impatient while you were doing it. See more »

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