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The Passage (1979)

The Passage poster
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two, a British scientist must escape from occupied France with his family. A Basque guide is hired to lead them across the Pyrenees mountains to safety.

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What happens

The Passage is a 1979 British action-war film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell and Patricia Neal. The film is based upon the 1976 novel Perilous Passage by Bruce Nicolaysen, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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