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... more
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...capture the commanding German Major von Klemment, (Wolfgang Preiss) and take over the running of the train with the idea of finding a deserted place to abandon it and make their attempt at freedom. However, they are prevented from carrying out this idea when they get bombed by an allied air attack.
The supporting cast, John Leyton as Lieutentant Orde, and Sergio Fantoni as the Italian Captain Oriani who helps man the train. American stars James ... ...Goodliffe is the doctor.
Towards the end of the film, (without revealing too much) the countryside around the Alps provides some really good aerial photography.
The musical score was by Jerry Goldsmith, his credits are like an encyclopaedia, Star Trek Next Generation, Basic Instinct and Omen IV even since 2000 he has still scored for about a dozen films. The film runs for about 1hr. 50mins and is in Cinemascope and colour. For me this is one of ...
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...Brilliant casting Frank Sinatra as Von Ryan, he seemed to bring the character to life, very believable. He masterminds an escape plan and takes over from a British Officer who originally planned the escape. The scenery is amazing, it was shot on location in Italy. The other actors cast excellent.
Nazi's were very criminal trying to foil the escape plans. Von Ryan comes up with a plan to board a train carrying Nazi troops, to get to the Italian borders. ...
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Plot: 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.
DVD Description
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.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox
Release date: 18/04/2005
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 0100301009
Barcode: 5039036020466
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Hearing Impaired Language: English
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