Von Ryan's Express (1965)
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Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Last edited by Mistique; 19.09.2011 at 12:35.

Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Action|Adventure|Drama|War
August, 1943. Colonel Joseph Ryan of the US Army Air Forces is shot down in Italy and taken to a prison camp populated by the Royal Army’s 9th Fusiliers and run by sadistic commandant Battaglia. With the recent passing of their commanding colonel, the 9th Fusiliers under Major Eric Fincham must now answer to the new senior officer of the prisoners, Ryan. Also in the camp are several American prisoners who don’t cotton to Major Fincham’s stubborn passive resistance to Battaglia, passive resistance that has led to denial of clean clothes, soap, running water, and decent food. When two of the Americans are “arrested” by Fincham for trying to steal medicines being horded for escape attempts, Ryan points out the varied tunnels being built by Fincham’s men to Battaglia in exchange for necessities, but is double-crossed by Battaglia. Ryan then fights back with an audacious order, which embarasses Battaglia and sends Ryan to a sweatbox to die. But Italy surrenders a few days later and Battaglia is taken prisoner and put to trial in which he will be executed, even though with Italy out of the war he is now a civilian. Ryan disbands the trial and has Battaglia placed in the sweatbox, but a German overflight forces the battalion to flee for safety. After a day-night march, the escaped prisoners and trapped by German forces and herded onto a train, but not before their betrayer can stand and gloat at his victory, and earn Ryan seemingly permanent hatred by the British soldiers. Ryan, however, is not finished, and orchestrates an even more daring escape, seizing the train. But with German forces all around, and after escaping a bombing raid by British Lancasters, they must drive the train further north to escape the Germans and try for the only safe haven to be found.
Director:Mark Robson
Genre:Action | Drama | Adventure | War
Tagline:Why did 600 Allied prisoners hate the man they called Von Ryan more than they hated Hitler? more
Plot:An American POW leads a group mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII. full summary |
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
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Cast
Frank Sinatra … Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
Trevor Howard … Major Eric Fincham
Raffaella Carrŕ … Gabriella (as Raffaella Carra)
Brad Dexter … Sergeant Bostick
Sergio Fantoni … Captain Oriani
John Leyton … Orde
Edward Mulhare … Captain Costanzo
Wolfgang Preiss … Major Von Klemment
James Brolin … Private Ames
John Van Dreelen … Colonel Gortz (as John van Dreelen)
Adolfo Celi … Battaglia
Vito Scotti … Italian Train Engineer
Richard Bakalyan … Corporal Giannini
Michael Goodliffe … Captain Stein
Michael St. Clair … Sergeant Major Dunbar
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Last edited by Mistique; 19.09.2011 at 12:36.
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