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Kotkat Saalistavat

Original title: The Passage
  • 19791979
  • K-18K-18
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.9K
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Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
During World War II, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees while being pursued by a sadistic German.
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During World War II, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees while being pursued by a sadistic German.During World War II, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees while being pursued by a sadistic German.During World War II, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees while being pursued by a sadistic German.

IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • J. Lee Thompson
  • Writers
    • Bruce Nicolaysen(novel "Perilous Passage")
    • Stephen Oliver(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Quinn
    • James Mason
    • Malcolm McDowell
  • Director
    • J. Lee Thompson
  • Writers
    • Bruce Nicolaysen(novel "Perilous Passage")
    • Stephen Oliver(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Quinn
    • James Mason
    • Malcolm McDowell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    James Mason, Anthony Quinn, Kay Lenz, Marcel Bozzuffi, Paul Clemens, and Patricia Neal in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
    Anthony Quinn and Kay Lenz in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
    Anthony Quinn, Michael Lonsdale, and Marcel Bozzuffi in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
    Anthony Quinn in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
    Anthony Quinn and Christopher Lee in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
    Christopher Lee and Malcolm McDowell in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
    Terry Yorke in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
    Terence Maidment in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
    Rose Alba in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)
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    Malcolm McDowell and Peter Arne in Kotkat Saalistavat (1979)

    Top cast

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    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • The Basque
    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Prof. John Bergson
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Capt. Von Berkow
    Patricia Neal
    Patricia Neal
    • Ariel Bergson
    Kay Lenz
    Kay Lenz
    • Leah Bergson
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • The Gypsy
    Paul Clemens
    Paul Clemens
    • Paul Bergson
    Robert Rhys
    • Gypsy Son
    Marcel Bozzuffi
    Marcel Bozzuffi
    • Perea
    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    • Alain Renoudot
    Peter Arne
    Peter Arne
    • Guide
    Neville Jason
    Neville Jason
    • Lt. Reinke
    Robert Brown
    Robert Brown
    • Major
    Rose Alba
    • Madame Alba
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • German Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Frederick Jaeger
    Frederick Jaeger
    • German Major
    • (uncredited)
    Terence Maidment
    • Second German Sentry
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Yorke
    • First German Sentry
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • J. Lee Thompson
    • Writers
      • Bruce Nicolaysen(novel "Perilous Passage") (screenplay)
      • Stephen Oliver(additional dialogue) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In an interview with Starlog Magazine, published in September 1983, Malcolm McDowell said of this movie: "That movie contains some of the best work I've ever done. I managed to pack into a dozen scenes with the whole period of Nazi tyranny in a convincingly evil way." Also, Malcolm McDowell said of this movie in Starlog Magazine, published in July 1995: "I played this real nasty Nazi who was chasing these people across the Pyrenees. We all knew real early on that the movie was not going to be any great work of art and so I was determined to have some fun with it. My attitude was that if I was going to play a Nazi, I was going to take it totally over the top and do it right. I ended up playing the character like a pantomime queen. What I was doing was so far out that James Mason turned to me one day and said, 'That's wonderful dear boy, but are you in our film? You seem to be doing something different from the rest of us'."
    • Connections
      Edited from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

    User reviews34

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Haven't seen it in 20 years, but I remember it like it was yesterday
    This is one of those films that haunts you years after seeing it. I remember when I first saw it I was horrified. I watched it again and the violence, although horrific, was easier to get past. McDowell is creepy (as always). Quinn is great (as always). Lenz, well what can I say, acting not great, but nice to look at. The violence is extreme in a few scenes, so be warned. All in all, a pretty good movie. I give it a 7.
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    • peterb-5
    • Jun 8, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 1979 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Passage
    • Filming locations
      • Pyrénées, France
    • Production companies
      • Hemdale
      • Passage Films
      • Monday Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,101,186
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $70,461
      • Mar 11, 1979
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,101,186
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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