---
title: 'Von Ryan''s Express (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark Robson'
released: '1965-06-23'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/von-ryans-express-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059885/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Von Ryan's Express (1965)

1965 · 117 min · War · United States


## Synopsis

Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, and Raffaella Carrà, and directed by Mark Robson. Produced in CinemaScope, the film depicts a group of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) who attempt a daring escape by hijacking a freight train carrying Allied POWs, and then taking the train through German-occupied Italy towards neutral Switzerland. Based on the 1964 novel by David Westheimer, the film changes several aspects of the novel, most notably the ending, which is considerably more upbeat in the book. Financially, it became one of Sinatra's most successful films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-robson)
- **Producer:** [Mark Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-robson), [Saul David](https://cinepixo.com/people/saul-david)
- **Screenplay:** [Wendell Mayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendell-mayes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels)
- **Editor:** [Dorothy Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-spencer)

## Cast

- [Richard Bakalyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bakalyan)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [John Leyton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-leyton)
- [Wolfgang Preiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-preiss)
- [Adolfo Celi](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-celi)
- [Sergio Fantoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-fantoni)
- [Brad Dexter](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dexter)
- [Frank Sinatra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sinatra)
- [Vito Scotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/vito-scotti)
- [Michael Goodliffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-goodliffe)
- [Raffaella Carrà](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaella-carra)
- [Edward Mulhare](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-mulhare)
- [John van Dreelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-van-dreelen)
- [James Brolin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-brolin)

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