Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express
	Theatrical release poster by Tom Chantrell
Directed by	Mark Robson
Screenplay by	Wendell Mayes; Joseph Landon
Based on	Von Ryan's Express; 1964 novel; by David Westheimer
Produced by	Saul David
Starring	Frank Sinatra; Trevor Howard; Raffaella Carrà; Brad Dexter; Sergio Fantoni; John Leyton; Edward Mulhare; Wolfgang Preiss
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Edited by	Dorothy Spencer
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	June 23, 1965;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English/Italian
Budget	$5.76 million
Box office	$17.1 million

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 conduct a daring escape by hijacking the freight train carrying the POWs and fleeing through German-occupied Italy to 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.

^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
^ "Von Ryan's Express, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2013.

[1] Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.

[numbers-2] "Von Ryan's Express, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2013.

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