Movie · 1965
Von Ryan's Express
Released 23 June 1965 117 min War / Action / Adventure / Thriller More from 1965 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Wolfgang Preiss
as Major Von Klemment
Trevor Howard
as Major Eric Fincham
Michael Goodliffe
as Captain Stein
Frank Sinatra
as Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
John Daheim
as American POW
Brad Dexter
as Sergeant Bostick
Vito Scotti
as Peppino, Italian Train Engineer
John van Dreelen
as Colonel Gortz
Edward Mulhare
as Captain Costanzo
Adolfo Celi
as Battaglia
Michael St. Clair
as Sergeant Major Dunbar
William Berger
Sergio Fantoni
as Captain Oriani
Richard Bakalyan
as Corporal Giannini
Robert "Buzz" Henry
as American POW
Ian Abercrombie
as English POW
Arthur Brauss
John Leyton
as Lt. Orde
James Brolin
as Private Ames
Raffaella Carrà
as Gabriella
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3.0×$6m budget became $17m at the box office
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
55Wolfgang Preiss — oldest on the call sheet
22Raffaella Carrà — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast