Von Ryan's Express (1965)
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.
Director:
Mark Robson
Writers:
Wendell Mayes, Joseph Landon.
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Frank Sinatra as Col. Joseph L. Ryan |
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Trevor Howard as Maj. Eric Fincham |
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Raffaella Carrà as Gabriella |
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Brad Dexter as Sgt. Bostick |
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Sergio Fantoni as Capt. Oriani |
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John Leyton as Lt. Orde |
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Edward Mulhare as Capt. Costanzo |
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Wolfgang Preiss as Maj. Von Klemment |
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James Brolin as Pvt. Ames |
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John van Dreelen as Col. Gortz |
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Adolfo Celi as Battaglia |
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Vito Scotti as Peppino, Italian Train Engineer |
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Richard Bakalyan as Cpl. Giannini |
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Michael Goodliffe as Capt. Stein |
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Michael St. Clair as Sgt. Maj. Dunbar |
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Ivan Triesault as Von Kleist |
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Ian Abercrombie as English POW (uncredited) |
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Jacques Stany as Gortz's Aide (uncredited) |
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Robert "Buzz" Henry as American Soldier (uncredited) |
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John Daheim as American Soldier (uncredited) |
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James B. Sikking as American Soldier (uncredited) |
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William Berger as Man from the Gestapo (uncredited) |
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Arthur Brauss as Lr. Gertel - German Mess Officer (uncredited) |
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Horst Ebersberg as German Pilot (uncredited) |
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Donald F. Glut as Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
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Paul Müller as Hauptmann Josef Sonneberg (uncredited) |
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Michael Romanoff as Italian Nobleman (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Controller (uncredited) |
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Don Ames as Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
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Al Bain as Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
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Al Beaudine as Guard (uncredited) |
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Nick Borgani as Messenger (uncredited) |
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John Burnside as German Officer (uncredited) |
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Robert Cole as German Officer (uncredited) |
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William Conroy as German Soldier (uncredited) |
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Bill Coontz as Guard (uncredited) |
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Domenick Delgarde as Italian Soldier (uncredited) |
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Alphonso DuBois as Guard (uncredited) |
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Tom Felleghy as German Officer (uncredited) |
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Barry Ford as Ransom's Batman (uncredited) |
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Brian Gaffikin as English Voices (voice) (uncredited) |
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Gino Gottarelli as Gortz's Aide #2 (uncredited) |
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Joe Gray as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Peter Hellman as Pilot (uncredited) |
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Lars Hensen as Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
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Walter Linden as German Captain (uncredited) |
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Jim Michael as Guard (uncredited) |
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Eric Micklewood as Ransom (uncredited) |
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Ernesto Molinari as Italian Tailor (uncredited) |
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Benito Prezia as Italian Corporal (uncredited) |
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Christopher Riordan as Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
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Jerry Rush as Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
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Bernard Sell as Guard (uncredited) |
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Al Silvani as Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
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George Simmons as Guard (uncredited) |
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Lee Stanley as English Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Kevin G. Tracey as Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
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Max Turilli as German Officer at Plane Crash Sight (uncredited) |
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Ron Veto as Italian Soldier (uncredited) |
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Al Wyatt Sr. as American Soldier (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mark Robson | Director |
| Writing | David Westheimer | Novel |
| Writing | Wendell Mayes | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph Landon | Screenplay |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Production | Saul David | Producer |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hilyard M. Brown | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Raphael Bretton | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Donovan | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Ed Graves | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Lou Korn | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Visual Effects | L.B. Abbott | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Emil Kosa Jr. | Visual Effects |
| Production | Harry Caplan | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Eli Dunn | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Carlton W. Faulkner | Sound |
| Sound | Elmer Raguse | Sound |
| Directing | William Kaplan | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Harold Lipstein | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Walter Rossi | Sound Effects |
| Camera | A. Lindsley Lane | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Saul David | Additional Writing |
| Crew | David Westheimer | Additional Writing |
| Production | Mark Robson | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | José Luis Pérez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roy Stork | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Thomas | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Production | Eduardo García Maroto | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | José Algueró | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | William Buffinger | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Don Stern | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Johnny Borgese | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bill Coontz | Stunts |
| Crew | John Daheim | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Dial | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Gray | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert "Buzz" Henry | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Veto | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted White | Stunts |
| Crew | Al Wyatt Sr. | Stunts |
| Camera | Ted Allan | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Lou Pazelli | Grip |
| Camera | Ramiro Sabell | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bill Johnson | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mickey Sherrard | Wardrobe Master |
| Art | Tom Coleman | Property Master |
| Sound | Robert Bain | Musician |
| Sound | Israel Baker | Musician |
| Sound | Harry Bluestone | Musician |
| Sound | Hoyt Bohannon | Musician |
| Sound | Larry Bunker | Musician |
| Sound | Pete Carpenter | Musician |
| Sound | Gene Cipriano | Musician |
| Sound | Vince De Rosa | Musician |
| Sound | Bonnie Jean Douglas | Musician |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Conductor |
| Sound | Alan Harshman | Musician |
| Sound | Norman Herzburg | Musician |
| Sound | Artie Kane | Musician |
| Sound | Armand Kaproff | Musician |
| Sound | Louis Kaufman | Musician |
| Sound | Milton Kestenbaum | Musician |
| Sound | Myra Kestenbaum | Musician |
| Sound | Raphael Kramer | Musician |
| Sound | Abe Luboff | Musician |
| Sound | Shelly Manne | Musician |
| Sound | Peter Mercurio | Musician |
| Sound | Red Mitchell | Musician |
| Sound | Alex Neiman | Musician |
| Sound | Jack Pepper | Musician |
| Sound | Richard Perissi | Musician |
| Sound | Milton Raskin | Musician |
| Sound | Frederick Seykora | Musician |
| Sound | Paul Shure | Musician |
| Sound | Henry Sigismonti | Musician |
| Sound | Eleanor Slatkin | Musician |
| Sound | Sheridon Stokes | Musician |
| Sound | Tommy Tedesco | Musician |
| Sound | Urban Thielmann | Musician |
| Sound | Raymond Turner | Musician |
| Sound | Dorothy Wade | Musician |