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The Passage

"An ice-swept escape route in front of them. A cold-blooded killer behind them. The only way out is up."

1979-03-09 War 1hr 39m

During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While being pursued by a sadistic German.

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During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While being pursued by a sadistic German.

  • Released
    1979-03-09
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 39m
  • Genre
    War, Action, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6
  • Production
    Hemdale, Passage Films, Monday Films

Crew

J. Lee Thompson
Director
Bruce Nicolaysen
Screenplay
Geoffrey Helman
Producer
Keywords:
shepherd nazi world war ii exploitation basque country, spain scientist 1940s

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Cast

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn
The Basque
James Mason

James Mason
Professor Bergson
Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell
Capt. Von Berkow
Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal
Mrs. Bergson
Kay Lenz

Kay Lenz
Leah Bergson
Paul Clemens

Paul Clemens
Paul Bergson
Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee
Gypsy
Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale
Renoudot
Robert Rhys

Robert Rhys
Gypsy Son
Marcel Bozzuffi

Marcel Bozzuffi
Perea
Peter Arne

Peter Arne
Guide
Neville Jason

Neville Jason
Lt. Reinke
Robert Brown

Robert Brown
Major
Rose Alba

Rose Alba
Madame Alba
Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent
German Soldier
Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger
German Major

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-06-05

Malcom McDowall manages to portray the epitome of Nazi SS nastiness in this story with a worryingly natural aplomb! He is leading a party pu... read more

Malcom McDowall manages to portray the epitome of Nazi SS nastiness in this story with a worryingly natural aplomb! He is leading a party pursuing James Mason ("Prof. Bergson") who, alongside his family, is being smuggled from France into Spain by the wily shepherd Anthony Quinn. Their journey is fraught with danger as they must cross the inhospitable terrain of the Pyrenee mountains with snow up to their thighs - whilst McDowall ("Capt. Von Berkow") uses just about every brutal technique in the book to strike fear into everyone who has seen/helped them as he tries to apprehend the professor. The production standards are a bit on the low side (not that the cold and variable light quality could have been of much help); the dialogue is badly captured with a poor audio mix and although there are certainly some horrific scenes - the end of Christopher Lee's brief contribution comes to mind - it's is all just a bit on the procedural side. Quinn portrays the cantankerous, brave, Basque very much it style of many of his previous roles - he sort of grunts his way though the thing with little by way of engagement with us, the audience, and the ending goes from thrilling to silly in a matter of a few frames!. The photography is splendid, and the story has a taut pace to it - it just isn't very good.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Malcom McDowall manages to portray the epitome of Nazi SS nastiness in this story with a worryingly natural aplomb! He is leading a party pursuing James Mason ("Prof. Bergson") who, alongside his family, is being smuggled from France into S...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-06-05

Malcom McDowall manages to portray the epitome of Nazi SS nastiness in this story with a worryingly natural aplomb! He is leading a party pursuing James Mason ("Prof. Bergson") who, alongside his fami...

read more