The Passage

Mar 9, 1979

1h 39m

★ 6.1

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

Overview

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.

Genres

War

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

Hemdale

Passage Films

Monday Films

The Passage Trailers

Cast

The Basque

Anthony Quinn

Professor Bergson

James Mason

Capt. Von Berkow

Malcolm McDowell

Mrs. Bergson

Patricia Neal

Leah Bergson

Kay Lenz

Paul Bergson

Paul Clemens

Gypsy

Christopher Lee

Renoudot

Michael Lonsdale

Gypsy Son

Robert Rhys

Perea

Marcel Bozzuffi

Guide

Peter Arne

Lt. Reinke

Neville Jason

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