Von Ryan's Express
★ 7.1 · 1965 · 117m · War · Action · Adventure · Thriller
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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