Von Ryan's Express [DVD]

Amazing that Sinatra, a skinny singer from Hoboken, could mature quite naturally into a truly superb actor. The film is all his and his presence on screen is dynamite. Every nuance and emotion flickers across his face. He was brilliant in the title role of Colonel Ryan and well supported by Trevor Howard's - chippy and irascible old Empire soldier. The film is very much a man's film but the acting and story make it thrilling for everyone. Even though I knew the outcome and had seen the film many times I was still on the edge of my seat right through it. Just one of the greats - only wish modern Hollywood could produce "quality" again. Too much to hope for I guess.

The DVD starts in German but when you get to the main film (after a trailer for another German film) you get the chance to change language to English - however the instructions to do so (on the left side of the screen) are in German. If you can't read German the third option down is the one you want.

Very pleased with purchase

This film follows a bunch of several different characters in it and it is set during world war 2 where they get captured and taken to a Prisoner of War camp, where they find different ways to escape it. Frank Sinatra plays a Captured American serviceman who heads the other escapists as they try to escape the POW camp. I know it's probably dated by today's standards but it does feature a pretty good performance from Frank Sinatra and some decent world war 2 action stuff in it which is what you would expect from these much older world war 2 style films from the 1960s.It's better than the great escape film.

Old memories brought back to lifeAn all round war film for all if they are into old films

Great film. Bought for my father in law. But a good Sunday afternoon film.

Yes very good read

this quite old war movie,still has its charme..The well used plot of the fox amongst the chickens seen here as Sinatra plays a Yank pilot officer of superior rank than all his fellow brit POWs Starts with Sinatra as the (in brits eyes) german friendly officer. Hence the Von-Ryan..But true to tradition our heroe turns it around as they capture their prison train and make abreak for it...Still worth seeing