The Passage
An ice-swept escape route in front of them. A cold-blooded killer behind them. The only way out is up.
1979 · 1h 39m · R
Action, Thriller, War
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
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.
Director and cast
- J. Lee Thompson Director
- Anthony Quinn as The Basque
- James Mason as Professor Bergson
- Malcolm McDowell as Capt. Von Berkow
- Patricia Neal as Mrs. Bergson
- Kay Lenz as Leah Bergson
- Paul Clemens as Paul Bergson
- Christopher Lee as Gypsy
- Michael Lonsdale as Renoudot
- Robert Rhys as Gypsy Son
- Marcel Bozzuffi as Perea
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