Editing Von Ryan's Express (section)

==Reception==
===Critical===
Critics liked ''Von Ryan's Express''. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' noted, "Mark Robson has made realistic use of the actual Italian setting of the David Westheimer novel in garmenting his action in hard-hitting direction and sharply drawn performances."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/von-ryan-s-express-1200420702/| title=Von Ryan's Express| magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=December 31, 1964}}</ref> Frank Sinatra's daughter [[Nancy Sinatra|Nancy]] noted in her biography of her father that his performance fuelled speculation of another [[Academy Award]] nomination. ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' London called the film a "ripping adventure" that was "directed with amused panache by Robson, and helped no end by a fine cast...",<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/63096/von_ryans_express.html| title=Von Ryan's Express| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626032735/http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/63096/von_ryans_express.html| archive-date=2009-06-26| magazine=Time Out}}</ref> while the [[BBC]]'s TV, film and radio listings magazine ''[[The Radio Times]]'' described it as "a rattlingly exciting Second World War escape adventure, with a well-cast Frank Sinatra..."<ref>[http://www.radiotimes.com/servlet_film/com.icl.beeb.rtfilms.client.simpleSearchServlet?frn=17222&searchTypeSelect=5 "Von Ryan's Express"]. ''[[The Radio Times]]''.{{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film grossed $17,111,111<ref name="numbers"/> (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|17111111|1965|r=0}}}} in {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}} consumer dollars) at the North American box office, equating to $7,700,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|7700000|1965|r=0}}}} in {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}} consumer dollars) taken in box office rentals. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' ranked ''Von Ryan's Express'' as the 10th-highest-grossing film of 1965. Additionally, this was Sinatra's highest-grossing and biggest-earning film of the decade.

According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $12,600,000 in rentals to break even and made over $17,000,000, meaning it made a profit.<ref>{{cite book| page=[https://archive.org/details/foxthatgotawayt00silv/page/324 324]| title=The Fox that got away: the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox| url=https://archive.org/details/foxthatgotawayt00silv| url-access=registration| last=Silverman| first=Stephen M.| year=1988| publisher=L. Stuart| isbn=978-0-8184-0485-6}}</ref>

===Awards===
The film was nominated for a [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] ([[Walter Rossi]]) Academy Award in [[38th Academy Awards|1966]],<ref name="Oscars1966">{{cite web| url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966| title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners| website=AMPAS| access-date=September 25, 2023}}</ref> while the [[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] also nominated the film for Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film.

British [[Channel 4]] ranked ''Von Ryan's Express'' number 89 on their list of 100 Greatest War Films, commenting, "A ripping yarn culminating in a wild train dash through [Italy], with director Mark Robson cranking up the tension and releasing it with some excellent action set-pieces."<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfeatures/microsites/W/greatest_warfilms/results/90-86.html "100 Greatest War Films of all time"]. Channel 4. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212105434/http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfeatures/microsites/W/greatest_warfilms/results/90-86.html |date=2008-02-12 }}</ref> It has a 90% fresh rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] from 20 reviews.