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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
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A very good war film about a group of prisoners being held by the Italians in WW2 who get a new senior allied officer,played by Sinatra,who eventually leads the whole group of prisoners on a mass escape with the German Army hot on their trails.The allied prisoners are aided by an Italian Officer who assists the P.O.W,s and gradually gains their respect.A super performance by Trevor Howard as the senior British Officer,whom at first dislikes the new person in the camp but slowly comes to understand him.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This, in my opinion is a severly underrated film and deseves much more recognition than it recieves. It is actually my favourite war film- even better than the great escape? Yes I think so. The action sequences are fantastic and grip you from the start as you are willing these men to safety aboard Von Ryan's Express.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Von Ryan's Express belongs to the dying days of WW2-as-Boys-Own-adventure movies, where, for all the cynical window-dressing, the good guys can always outwit overwhelming numbers of Nazis and death is still heroic. It's also much more entertaining than it has any right to be as Frank Sinatra's unpopular new senior officer leads several hundred prisoners of war to freedom by hijacking a Nazi train and conning his way through Italy to Switzerland while Trevor Howard's old school British officer snipes at his bad form all the way and Edward Mulhare's loveable padre impersonates a German officer to get them past the checkpoints. Yep, it's The Great Escape meets The Train, with Great Escaper John Leyton along for the ride just in case anyone misses the connection. As big, not quite as dumb as it could be entertainment it certainly does the trick, throwing in an enjoyable if sparse Jerry Goldsmith score and a particularly memorable finale.
While the current single-disc UK PAL DVD only has a theatrical trailer as extra, first-time buyers might want to opt for the Region 1 NTSC 2-disc edition instead, although for those who already have the film the 2-DVD release really is hard to recommend for any but hardcore Jerry Goldsmith fans, the only notable extras being an isolated score track and a brief featurette on the composer. Aside from trailers and TV spots, the rest is made up with talking heads background featurettes with none of the films surviving participants contributing. Even worse is the fact that brief clips are used from a vintage behind the scenes short made during production, but the short itself is not included. It's fine for a first-time buy, but not really worth an upgrade if you already have the previous edition.
While the current single-disc UK PAL DVD only has a theatrical trailer as extra, first-time buyers might want to opt for the Region 1 NTSC 2-disc edition instead, although for those who already have the film the 2-DVD release really is hard to recommend for any but hardcore Jerry Goldsmith fans, the only notable extras being an isolated score track and a brief featurette on the composer. Aside from trailers and TV spots, the rest is made up with talking heads background featurettes with none of the films surviving participants contributing. Even worse is the fact that brief clips are used from a vintage behind the scenes short made during production, but the short itself is not included. It's fine for a first-time buy, but not really worth an upgrade if you already have the previous edition.
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DVD Von Ryan
Arrived in good time and as described. This is quite an old film now but the quality is very good. Not up to the likes of the great escape but still entertaining enough to kick off... Read more
Published 2 months ago by brad stephen lee
Superb
Superb film well worth a look if you like escapism. Great action adventure, thats the way to run a railway!!!!
Published 2 months ago by tilly120
Great WW2 Adventure
Frank Sinatra stars in the leading role as a tough colonal named Joseph L Ryan and this is probably one of his greatest roles in his career. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Marilyn A. Rice
Good war film
I bought this film on dvd as my husband had a copy on video and we could not play it. It is a very good war film even for younger viewers that have never seen it before
Published 8 months ago by Susan Henderson
Von Ryan's Express. Classic war movie
When I watched this , I hadnt seen in at least 20+ years(at least not all the way through), as others have already said-it was designed very much as a star vehicle, for Frank... Read more
Published 15 months ago by sam lowry
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. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Spike Owen
the xxpress according to von ryan
an excellent film very good in evrey aspect superb action film keeps the film buf on the edge of your seat from start to finih very good cast of actors as some of the old time... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. Nigelecook
Good
Well, I actually like this film, I know of many who do not but there is a good story line. A good mix of actors, that seem to want to be in the picture.
Published on 17 Dec 2009 by "Smith" Reader
Quite Night In
If one can ignore the "chocolate box" dressed American and the usual "America won the second world war" single handed syndrome - whether from outside or inside prisoner of war... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2009 by E. Brooker
W W 2 movie hangs on
this quite old war movie,still has its charme..The well used plot of the fox amongst the chickens seen here as Sinatra plays a Yank pilot officer of superior rank than all his... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2009 by Michael Wilden
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