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09/03/1979 War, Action, Thriller 1h 39m
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An ice-swept escape route in front of them. A cold-blooded killer behind them. The only way out is up.

Overview

During WW 2, 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.

  1. J. Lee Thompson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Anthony Quinn

    The Basque

  2. James Mason

    Professor Bergson

  3. Malcolm McDowell

    Capt. Von Berkow

  4. Patricia Neal

    Mrs. Bergson

  5. Kay Lenz

    Leah Bergson

  6. Paul Clemens

    Paul Bergson

  7. Christopher Lee

    Gypsy

  8. Michael Lonsdale

    Renoudot

  9. Robert Rhys

    Gypsy Son

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-05
Malcom McDowall manages to portray the epitome of Nazi SS nastiness in this story with a worryingly natural aplomb! He is leading a party pursuing James Mason ("Prof. Bergson") who, alongside his family, is being smuggled from France into Spain by the wily shepherd Anthony Quinn. Their journey is fraught with danger as they must cross the inhospitable terrain of the Pyrenee mountains with snow up to their thighs - whilst McDowall ("Capt. Von Berkow") uses just about every brutal technique in the book to strike fear into everyone who has seen/helped them as he tries to apprehend the professor. ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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