Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Von Ryan's Express (1965) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( DTS 5.1 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
117 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Mark Robson

Written By:
David Westheimer
Wendell Mayes

Actors:
Frank Sinatra ..... Col. Joseph L. Ryan
Trevor Howard ..... Major Eric Fincham
Raffaella Carrà ..... Gabriella
Brad Dexter ..... Sgt. Bostick
Sergio Fantoni ..... Capt. Oriani
John Leyton ..... Orde
Edward Mulhare ..... Costanzo
Wolfgang Preiss ..... Major Von Klemment
James Brolin ..... Private Ames
John Van Dreelen ..... Col. Gortz
Adolfo Celi ..... Battaglia
Vito Scotti ..... Italian Train Engineer
Richard Bakalyan ..... Corporal Giannini
Michael Goodliffe ..... Captain Stein
Michael St. Clair ..... Sgt. Dunbar

Synopsis:

Ryan, an American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the Germans in Italy. Having seemingly made errors of judgement, Ryan has to win the support of the mainly British soldiers he is commanding.

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.

Film about a World War II prison camp in Italy. An American colonel and British prisoners escape and take over a train and escape to Switzerland in spite of losses.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 19 October, 2020.

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