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1975 film by Tom Gries

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6.6

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.

Released: 1975-12-0995 minDir: Tom GriesThriller, Western, MysteryBudget: $6.0MBox office: $2.1M

Cast

  • Charles Bronson as John Deakin
  • Ben Johnson as Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce
  • Richard Crenna as Gov. Richard Fairchild
  • Jill Ireland as Marica Scoville
  • Charles Durning as Frank O'Brien
  • Ed Lauter as Major Claremont

Themes

  • governor
  • army
  • prisoner
  • u.s. marshal
  • train

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

10,363 votes

Year
1975
Runtime
95 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Western

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Tom Gries
Screenwriter
Alistair MacLean
Cast member
Joe Kapp
Cinematographer
Lucien Ballard
Narrative location
Utah
Duration
94
FilmAffinity ID
481405
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1977-04-21
title
Breakheart Pass
distributed by
United Artists
set in environment
train
review score
68%
Commons category
Breakheart Pass (film)
art director
Tambi Larsen
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