The Passage (1979)

99 min · Action, Drama, War Film, drama film

Popularity4/5

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Directors

J. Lee Thompson

Cast

Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell, Patricia Neal, Kay Lenz, Paul Clemens, Christopher Lee, Michael Lonsdale, Neville Jason, Marcel Bozzuffi

The story

During World War II, a Basque farmer is asked by the French resistance to help a fleeing scientist and his family escape across the Pyrenees Mountains to safety in neutral Spain. On his trail are a group of Germans, led by a sadistic SS officer.

Catalogue themes and tags

Antipathie, Basque country, Fanatic, Fanatism, France, Hirte, Jewish, Juden, Officer, Schutzstaffel, Shepherd, Spain, Wissenschaftlerin, World War 2, Action, Drama, War film

Genres

Action, Drama, War Film, drama film

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