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Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Genre : War, Action, Drama, History, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Mark Robson
Writer : Wendell Mayes, Joseph Landon

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
Major Eric Fincham
Raffaella Carrà
Raffaella Carrà
Gabriella
Brad Dexter
Brad Dexter
Sergeant Bostick
Sergio Fantoni
Sergio Fantoni
Captain Oriani
John Leyton
John Leyton
Lt. Orde
Edward Mulhare
Edward Mulhare
Captain Costanzo
Wolfgang Preiss
Wolfgang Preiss
Major Von Klemment
James Brolin
James Brolin
Private Ames
John van Dreelen
John van Dreelen
Colonel Gortz
Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi
Battaglia
Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti
Peppino, Italian Train Engineer
Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan
Corporal Giannini
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
Captain Stein
Michael St. Clair
Michael St. Clair
Sergeant Major Dunbar
Ivan Triesault
Ivan Triesault
Von Kleist
Ian Abercrombie
Ian Abercrombie
English POW
Jacques Stany
Jacques Stany
Gortz's Aide
Robert
Robert "Buzz" Henry
American POW
John Daheim
John Daheim
American POW
James B. Sikking
James B. Sikking
American POW
William Berger
William Berger
Arthur Brauss
Arthur Brauss
Horst Ebersberg
Horst Ebersberg
Donald F. Glut
Donald F. Glut
Paul Müller
Paul Müller
Michael Romanoff
Michael Romanoff

Crews

Mark Robson
Mark Robson
Director
David Westheimer
David Westheimer
Novel
Wendell Mayes
Wendell Mayes
Screenplay
Joseph Landon
Joseph Landon
Screenplay
Dorothy Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Saul David
Saul David
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
William H. Daniels
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Hilyard M. Brown
Hilyard M. Brown
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Raphael Bretton
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Margaret Donovan
Margaret Donovan
Hairstylist
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
A. Lindsley Lane
A. Lindsley Lane
Camera Operator
Ed Graves
Ed Graves
Assistant Art Director
Lou Korn
Lou Korn
Assistant Art Director
Arthur Morton
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
L.B. Abbott
L.B. Abbott
Visual Effects
Emil Kosa Jr.
Emil Kosa Jr.
Visual Effects
Harry Caplan
Harry Caplan
Unit Production Manager
Eli Dunn
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
Carlton W. Faulkner
Carlton W. Faulkner
Sound
Elmer Raguse
Elmer Raguse
Sound
William Kaplan
William Kaplan
Second Unit Director
Harold Lipstein
Harold Lipstein
Second Unit Director of Photography

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