Von Ryan's Express [videorecording] / Twentieth Century-Fox presents a CinemaScope picture ; a Mark Robson production ; screenplay by Wendell Mayes and Joseph Landon ; produced by Saul David ; directed by Mark Robson.

David, Saul, (producer.). David, Saul. (Producer). Howard, Trevor, 1916- (Actor). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (actor.). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (Actor). Landon, Joseph, (screenwriter.). Landon, Joseph. (Screenwriter). Mayes, Wendell, (screenwriter.). Mayes, Wendell. (Screenwriter). Robson, Mark, 1913-1978 (director.). Robson, Mark, 1913-1978 (Director). Sinatra, Frank, 1915- (Actor). Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (actor.). Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (Actor). Westheimer, David. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carra, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton, Edward Mulhare, Wolfgang Preiss. (Cast).

Summary:

American combat pilot Col. Joseph Ryan (Sinatra) is shot down over Nazi-controlled Italy and joins U.S. and English WWII troops in a prison camp during the summer of 1943. Given the insulting nickname "Von Ryan" because he initially seems more concerned with surviving than escaping, the colonel eventually leads Allied prisoners, as their new top ranking officer, in a daredevil race for freedom by commandeering an entire German freight train bound for Switzerland, with the Nazis in hot pursuit.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by David Westheimer. Bonus features: interactive menus, scene selection, original theatrical trailer, Fox flix. Originally produced as a motion picture, c1965. Widescreen presentation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, William H. Daniels ; film editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Participant or Performer Note:	Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carra, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton, Edward Mulhare, Wolfgang Preiss.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	Closed captioned for the hearing impaired; bonus features not closed captioned. Spoken languages: English stereo., English mono., French mono.; captions/subtitles: English, Spanish.