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The Passengers (1977)

The Passengers poster
Original title
Les Passagers
Directed by
Serge Leroy
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple drives across the country with a mysterious hitchhiker who gradually takes control of their journey. The filmmaker focuses on the escalating tension between the three people inside the car.

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What happens

The Passengers (French: Les Passagers, Italian: Viaggio di paura) is a French 1977 drama film directed by Serge Leroy and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant. It was released in the United States as The Intruder. It is based on Dean Koontz's 1973 novel Shattered. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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