BREAKHEART PASS (1975)

MORGAN'S RATING

In 1870, the soldiers of an Army outpost in Utah are supposedly suffering from a diptheria epidemic. Fortunately, a train, filled with additional soldiers, medical supplies and a motley crew of passengers, is on its way. One traveler is John Deakin, an undercover agent posing as an arrested criminal. When Deakin begins snooping around, he makes a stunning discovery: that there is no epidemic at the fort. The lie is actually part of a conspiracy between a group of killers and a tribe of Indians, who plan to take over the over the outpost and steal its gold and silver. Can Deakin foil the plan before it's too late?

Charles Bronson (John Deakin / John Murray), Ben Johnson (Deputy U.S. Marshall Nathan Pearce), Richard Crenna (Gov. Richard Fairchild), Jill Ireland (Marcia Scoville), Charles Durning (Frank O'Brien), Ed Lauter (Maj. Claremont), Bill McKinney (Rev. Peabody), David Huddelston (Dr. Molyneux), Roy Jenson (Chris Banion), Rayford Barnes (Sgt. Bellew), Scott Newman (Trooper Rafferty), Robert Tessier (Levi Calhoun), Joe Kapp (Henry the Steward), Archie Moore (Carlos the Chef), Sally Kirkland (Jane-Marie), Sally Kemp (Prostitute), Eddie Little Sky (White Hand), Keith McConnell (Gabriel), John Mitchum (Red Beard), Reed Morgan (Capt. Oakland), Robert Rothwell (Lt. Newell), Casey Tibbs (Jackson), Doug Atkins (Jebbo).

DEATH RODE THE RAILS TO BREAKHEART PASS.

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: 1975 (USA)

DIRECTOR: Tom Gries (Breakout). WRITER: Alistair MacLean, and based on his novel. PRODUCERS: Jerry Gershwin and Elliott Kastner. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jerry Goldsmith. DISTRIBUTOR: United Artists.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Fast-paced and breath-baiting with a slam-bang conclusion!" -- Judith Christ