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.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Frank SinatraColonel Joseph L. Ryan
- Trevor HowardMajor Eric Fincham
- Raffaella CarràGabriella
- Brad DexterSergeant Bostick
- Sergio FantoniCaptain Oriani
- John LeytonLt. Orde
- Edward MulhareCaptain Costanzo
- Wolfgang PreissMajor Von Klemment
- James BrolinPrivate Ames
- John van DreelenColonel Gortz
Crew
- Mark RobsonDirector
- Joseph LandonScreenplay
- Wendell MayesScreenplay
- David WestheimerNovel
- William H. DanielsDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Dorothy SpencerEditor
- Saul DavidProducer
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