The Passage
“An ice-swept escape route in front of them. A cold-blooded killer behind them. The only way out is up.”
1979 · 1 h 38 min
J. Lee ThompsonCast
Anthony Quinn 
James Mason 
Malcolm McDowell 
Patricia Neal 
Kay Lenz 
Christopher Lee
Credits
Written by: Bruce Nicolaysen
Plot
During WWII, a Basque shepherd is approached by the Resistance to guide a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees.
Sinekatalog’s take
J. Lee Thompson's thriller, with Anthony Quinn, Malcolm McDowell and James Mason, is violent and over-the-top.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (2,584 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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