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Camille Deadpan

One of the locations of this movie is in Tivoli, Rome. Anyone who knows anything about ancient art (architecture) knows that you can't just walk on the ancient mosaics. I guess the 60's were different times.

9 years 1 month ago

Siskoid

I wasn't expecting all that much from Von Ryan's Express, a Frank Sinatra vehicle in which he plays an American officer who helps a British regiment escape Axis Italy by hijacking a train, but what an exciting ride! Unlike the train itself, which you'll agree, makes for an awkward escape vehicle, the movie does not railroad you towards foregone destinations. Quite unpredictable from the first scene to the last, with a smart hero facing off against smart foils, whether that's the Italian fascists and Nazis, or the mistrustful men he's inherited in the POW barracks. And then there's the railway system itself, which creates quite a few problems. Moral questions take a back seat to action and suspense, but they're still there. Sinatra's Ryan always wants to take the high road, but it's rarely expedient. He's often damned either way, as no good deed goes unpunished. And so it's his character that creates complications, not contrived happenstance. And nice location work too!

5 years 4 months ago

senorroboto

This pales in comparison to its WWII predecessors The Train and The Great Escape, but it's ok.

8 years 1 month ago

Shazaaaam

Bizarre that this one's on a list. Entertaining enough to watch, for sure, and with a fun premise, but solidly mediocre in execution.

13 years 5 months ago