Film1965117 min

Von Ryan's Express

Name: Von Ryan's Express
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Released: 1965
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni

Taste attributes: actiondramahistorythrillerwarhistoricaladventurevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeConventional and sweeping: a realistic war film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 137 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB