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.

Frank Sinatra
as Col. Joseph L. Ryan

Trevor Howard
as Maj. Eric Fincham

Raffaella Carrà
as Gabriella

Brad Dexter
as Sgt. Bostick

Sergio Fantoni
as Capt. Oriani

John Leyton
as Lt. Orde

Edward Mulhare
as Capt. Costanzo

Wolfgang Preiss
as Maj. Von Klemment

James Brolin
as Pvt. Ames

John van Dreelen
as Col. Gortz
John Chard
Get on board with Frankie Blue Eyes. Out of 20th Century Fox, Von Ryan's Express is directed by Mark Robson & stars Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard. It's adapted by Wendell Mayes & Joseph Landon from the novel by David Westheimer. William H. Daniels is on photography and Jerry Goldsmith provides ...
CinemaSerf
"Col. Ryan" (Frank Sinatra) arrives at an Italian POW camp to find it's mainly British occupants at loggerheads with the Commandant "Battaglia" (Adolfo Celi). It seems his brutality led to the death of their former CO and now "Maj. Fincham" (Trevor Howard) is out for blood! "Ryan" is a more calculat...
Wuchak
**_Escaping the Germans by train in Italy_** A captured American colonel (Frank Sinatra) takes command of the POWs at an Italian camp in 1943. He conflicts with the rigid Brit major (Trevor Howard) as the Allies soon land in Selerno. The opportunity eventually surfaces to take command of a train ...