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.
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Cast
62 people
Frank Sinatra
Col. Joseph L. Ryan
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
Ocean's Eleven
Robert 'Buzz' Henry
American POW
Trevor Howard
Maj. Eric Fincham
Known for
The Third Man
Gandhi
Raffaella Carrà
Gabriella
Known for
The Organizer
Brad Dexter
Sgt. Bostick
Known for
The Magnificent Seven
Run Silent, Run Deep
Sergio Fantoni
Capt. Oriani
Known for
The Belly of an Architect
Senso
John Leyton
Lt. Orde
Known for
The Great Escape
Edward Mulhare
Capt. Costanzo
Known for
Knight Rider
Our Man Flint
Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Von Klemment
Known for
The Train
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
James Brolin
Pvt. Ames
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
The Amityville Horror
John van Dreelen
Col. Gortz
Known for
Noble House
The Money Pit
Adolfo Celi
Battaglia
Known for
Thunderball
My Friends Act II
Mark Robson Director · Wendell Mayes Screenplay Joseph Landon Screenplay
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $5.8M · United States release June 23, 1965
Box office
Budget
$5,760,000
Worldwide gross
$17,111,111
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
P-R Productions Picture
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian
Release dates
United States · June 23, 1965
Theatrical
Argentina
September 22, 1965 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 5, 1965 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 11, 1965 · Theatrical
December 1, 2003 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
Denmark
November 3, 1965 · Theatrical
Finland
July 23, 1965 · Theatrical
February 10, 1978 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
August 25, 1965 · Theatrical
Germany
September 10, 1965 · Theatrical · West Germany
September 29, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
May 27, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
May 23, 1968 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 16, 1965 · Theatrical
Japan
August 7, 1965 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 21, 1965 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 23, 1965 · Theatrical
March 20, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
May 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
South Africa
October 6, 1965 · Theatrical
Spain
October 25, 1965 · Theatrical
March 11, 1990 · TV
Sweden
September 20, 1965 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 1, 1965 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 1, 1965 · Premiere · London
August 16, 1965 · Theatrical
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