Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Directed by

Mark Robson

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 243 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Allied prisoners of war hijack a freight train carrying other POWs and try to escape through German-occupied Italy to reach neutral Switzerland. The escape plan requires quick thinking and courage as they move through enemy territory.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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