The Passage
“An ice-swept escape route in front of them. A cold-blooded killer behind them. The only way out is up.”
1979•R•1h 39m•6.2•Released
WarActionThriller
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.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Writer
Bruce Nicolaysen
Languages
English
Studio
Hemdale
Cast
Anthony Quinn
The Basque
James Mason
Professor Bergson
Malcolm McDowell
Capt. Von Berkow
Patricia Neal
Mrs. Bergson
Kay Lenz
Leah Bergson
Paul Clemens
Paul Bergson
Christopher Lee
Gypsy
Michael Lonsdale
Renoudot
Robert Rhys
Gypsy Son
Marcel Bozzuffi
Perea
Peter Arne
Guide
Neville Jason
Lt. Reinke
Robert Brown
Major
Rose Alba
Madame Alba
Jim Broadbent
German Soldier (uncredited)
Production
Company
Hemdale
Company
Passage Films
Company
Monday Films
Producer
Geoffrey Helman
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