The Passage
“An ice-swept escape route in front of them. A cold-blooded killer behind them. The only way out is up.”
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 17
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Edited by Alan StrachanShot by Michael ReedScored by Michael J Lewis
Box Office
1979 · Box office
Grossed $1.1M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$1.1M
Opening weekend: $70K — 6% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 17 theaters
Also known as
- Der Pass des Todesde
- Paß des Todesde
- El pasajees
- Passeur d'hommesfr
- Casablanca Passageit
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Cast & Crew
17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anthony Quinn
as The Basque
James Mason
as Prof. John Bergson
Malcolm Mcdowell
as Capt. Von Berkow
James Mason Nm0000051
as Prof. John Bergson
Patricia Neal
as Ariel Bergson
Kay Lenz
as Leah Bergson
Christopher Lee
as The Gypsy
Paul Clemens
as Paul Bergson
Robert Rhys
as Gypsy Son
Marcel Bozzuffi
as Perea
Michael Lonsdale
as Alain Renoudot
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