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The passenger - Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Michelangelo Antonioni
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Movie propaganda
Originally released in 1975, The passenger is, on the simplest level, a suspense story about a man trying to escape his own life. This haunting film is a portrait of a drained journalist, played by Jack Nicholson, whose deliverance is an identity exchange with a dead man. The film was shot on location and takes Nicholson on an incredible journey through Africa, Spain, Germany and England.
As with all of Antonioni's work, however, there is another dimension. From beginning to end we are witnessing a probing study of the human condition. The protagonist's fate reflects each individual's own private thoughts about real and/or imagined destiny. The climax of the film, alone - a final sequence lasting seven minutes and taking eleven days to shoot is truly a synthesis of the movie and a tribute to the director's art.
Antonioni, in talking about his motion picture, says: "I consider The passenger my most stylistically mature film. I also consider it a political film as it is topical and fits with the dramatic rapport of the individual in today's society."
The passenger brought together two of the screen's most exciting personalities, Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider, who had become an overnight sensation opposite Marlon Brando in "Last Tango in Paris.” The passenger is based on an original story by Mark Peploe and was filmed from a screenplay by Peploe, Peter Wollen and Antonioni.
This preferred director's cut is the version of the film that was originally released in Europe under the title Professione: reporter.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama journalism ennui
Persons of interest
- Jack Nicholson .... David Locke
- Maria Schneider .... Girl
- Jenny Runacre .... Rachel Locke
- Ian Hendry .... Martin Knight
- Steven Berkoff .... Stephen
- Ambroise Bia .... Achebe
- José María Caffarel .... Hotel Keeper
- James Campbell .... Witch Doctor
- Manfred Spies .... German Stranger
- Ángel del Pozo .... Police inspector
- Charles Mulvehill .... Robertson
- Mark Peploe .... Storywriter
- Peter Wollen .... Screenwriter
- Mark Peploe .... Screenwriter
- Michelangelo Antonioni .... Screenwriter
- Michelangelo Antonioni .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The passenger official movie site
- The passenger film production notes
- The passenger QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Bodil Awards 1976: Won: Bodil: Best European Film (Michelangelo Antonioni)
- Cannes Film Festival 1975: Nominated: Golden Palm (Michelangelo Antonioni)
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1976: Won: Silver Ribbon: Best Cinematography (Luciano Tovoli), Best Director (Michelangelo Antonioni)
- Studios and distributors:
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Theatrical report
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Surveillance time
119 minutes (1:59 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 5 March 2006
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