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The Passenger is a 1975 drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, who also served as screenwriter alongside Mark Peploe and Peter Wollen. Produced by Carlo Ponti and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the movie features Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Steven Berkoff, and Ian Hendry in the cast. Luciano Tovoli handled cinematography, while Ivan Vandor composed the score. The narrative is set in Barcelona, with filming taking place in Barcelona, Almería, Munich, and Almería Province. The production involves companies including C. C. Champion, CIPI Cinematografica S.A., and Les Films Concordia.
The film was distributed by United Artists and released in France, the United States, Italy, and Spain. It runs for 126 minutes and is rated PG. The original language includes English, German, and Spanish. Critical reception includes an 88% rating, an 8.1/10 score, a 90/100 Metascore, and a 7.4/10 IMDb rating. The movie received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award and earned five wins and two nominations. Box office figures are listed as 619,744 and 768,744.
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7.2David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as David Locke
- Maria Schneider as Girl
- Jenny Runacre as Rachel Locke
- Ian Hendry as Martin Knight
- Steven Berkoff as Stephen
- Ambroise Mbia as Achebe
Themes
- hotel
- journalist
- london, england
- barcelona, spain
- africa
- war correspondent
- identity
- munich, germany
- passport
- europe
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
28,127 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
90/100
- Year
- 1975
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 5 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Italian
- Professione: reporter
- Directed by
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Written by
- Mark Peploe , Michelangelo Antonioni, Peter Wollen
- Produced by
- Carlo Ponti
- Starring
- Jack Nicholson , Maria Schneider , Steven Berkoff , Ian Hendry , Jenny Runacre
- Cinematography
- Luciano Tovoli
- Edited by
- Michelangelo Antonioni, Franco Arcalli
- Music by
- Ivan Vandor
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Compagnia Cinematografica Champion , CIPI Cinematografica, Les Films Concordia
- Distributed by
- Cinema International Corporation
- Release dates
- 28 February 1975 ( 1975-02-28 ) (Italy) 18 June 1975 ( 1975-06-18 ) (France) 20 May 1976 ( 1976-05-20 ) (Spain)
- Running time
- 126 minutes
- Countries
- Italy, Spain, France
- Languages
- English, German, Spanish, French
- Box office
- $768,744 (2005 re-release)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Spanish
- Director
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Screenwriter
- Peter Wollen
- Cast member
- Gustavo Re
- Composer
- Ivan Vandor
- Producer
- Carlo Ponti
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Luciano Tovoli
- Narrative location
- Barcelona
- Filming location
- Almería Province
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 926575
- Image
- Michelangelo Antonioni Cropped.jpg
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- publication date
- 1980-12-00
- film editor
- Franco Arcalli
- title
- Professione: reporter
- distributed by
- United Artists
- review score
- 90/100
- box office
- 619744
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Encyclopedic overview
The Passenger (Italian: Professione: reporter) is a 1975 drama thriller film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Written by Antonioni, Mark Peploe, and Peter Wollen, the film is about a disillusioned Anglo-American journalist, David Locke (Jack Nicholson), who assumes the identity of a dead businessman while working on a documentary in Chad, unaware that he is impersonating an arms dealer with connections to the rebels in the civil war. Along the way, he is accompanied by an unnamed young woman (Maria Schneider).
The Passenger was the final film in Antonioni's three-picture deal with producer Carlo Ponti and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, after Blowup (1966) and Zabriskie Point (1970). The film received strong reviews, with critics praising Antonioni's direction, Nicholson's performance, the cinematography, and its themes of identity, disillusionment and existentialism. During the film's release, it was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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