Von Ryan's Express

1965 World War II American film directed by Mark Robson
Movie film Q714992
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Summary

Von Ryan's Express is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,863 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Mark Robson[3]
  • Screenwriter: Wendell Mayes[4]
  • Composer: Jerry Goldsmith[5]
  • Genre: war film[6]
  • Cast member: Frank Sinatra[7], Trevor Howard[8], Adolfo Celi[9], Raffaella Carrà[10], Sergio Fantoni[11], Brad Dexter[12], Vito Scotti[13], Edward Mulhare[14], Wolfgang Preiss[15], Richard Bakalyan[16], James Brolin[17], John van Dreelen[18], John Leyton[19], Michael Goodliffe[20]
  • Producer: Mark Robson[21], Saul David[22]
  • Production company: P-R Productions Picture[23], 20th Century Studios[24]
  • Director of photography: William H. Daniels[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Commons category: Von Ryan's Express[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Review score: 6.8/10[29], 90%[30]
  • Color: color[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: June 23, 1965[33], August 28, 1965[34]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[35], Netflix[36]
  • Narrative location: Italy[37]
  • Main subject: prison escape[38], World War II[39], train[40], prisoner of war[41]
  • Film editor: Dorothy Spencer[42]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[43]
  • Title: Von Ryan's Express[44]
  • Different from: Von Ryan's Express[45]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[46]
  • Duration: 117 minutes[47]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[48]

Why It Matters

Von Ryan's Express has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'j
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  2. 4w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 1350157
    Does the dog die? media id → 193305
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  6. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → prison escape, World War II, train +1
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  7. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18971
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  8. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  9. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Hilyard M. Brown
    Publication date → +1965-06-23T00:00:00Z, +1965-08-28T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Wendell Mayes
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+117'}
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