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Von Ryan's Express

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Von Ryan's Express (1965)

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Reviews Counted:11

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Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: The thrilling VON RYAN'S EXPRESS stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from Nazi Germany by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he... The thrilling VON RYAN'S EXPRESS stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from Nazi Germany by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding. Excellent performances by the great Trevor Howard and Luther Adler highlight this fast-paced picture directed by Mark Robson (PEYTON PLACE, THE HARDER THEY FALL). Academy Award Nominations: Best Sound Effects. [More]

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Luther Adler, James Brolin

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Luther Adler, James Brolin, Brad Dexter, Edward Mulhare, Raffaella Carra, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton

Director: Mark Robson

Director: Mark Robson
Screenwriter: Wendell Mayes, Joseph Landon
Producer: Saul David
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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A far-fetched but thrilling World War II adventure. Watch it as part of a double feature with John Frankenheimer's The Train.

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Chuck O'Leary
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Exciting Sinatra starring vehicle set during WWII.

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03/09/06
Steve Crum
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Robert Roten
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Made for those who like those old-fashioned serial chapter adventure stories.

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Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

An action packed prisoner of war thriller and Ole Blue Eyes doesn't even sing a note.

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10/17/02
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sinatra at his swaggering best.

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