Breakheart Pass

1975

Action / Drama / Mystery / Western

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 68% · 19 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 59% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 8718 8.7K

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Plot summary

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.


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Charles Bronson as Deakin
Sally Kirkland as Jane-Marie
Ed Lauter as Maj. Claremont
Jill Ireland as Marica
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Hey_Sweden 8 / 10

Rousing entertainment.

A good time is guaranteed when one sits down to watch this exhilarating blend of action, Western, and suspense - largely set on a train. Based on the novel by Alistair MacLean, and scripted by the author himself, it has an engaging plot with twists and revelations along the way.

Charles Bronson delivers a fine performance as John Deakin, a wanted man who is brought aboard a train headed to Fort Humboldt, which is supposedly experiencing an outbreak of diphtheria. We'll find that things are not as they seem, and the characters cannot be taken at face value, either.

The phenomenal supporting cast is a pleasure to watch; there are so many good actors in one place here. Ben Johnson, Jill Ireland (looking quite beautiful), Richard Crenna, Charles Durning, Ed Lauter, Bill McKinney, David Huddleston, Roy Jenson, Robert Tessier (who curiously seems to be dubbed by Paul Frees), and Sally Kirkland are all present and accounted for; the young trooper Rafferty is played by Paul Newmans' son Scott.

The action is first-rate and the movie, just like the prominent mode of transportation, races forward. Tom Gries directs first unit, with the legendary Yakima Canutt handling the second unit and the stunt coordination. Among the highlights are an intense fight between Bronson and boxing champ Archie Moore (who plays the dubious chef Carlos), and an incredible train crash. And it's all done in the classic tradition without the modern tendency to rely heavily on special effects.

We already know we're going to have some serious fun with the opening credits, courtesy of Phill Norman, accompanied by a majestic, powerful, catchy main theme by Jerry Goldsmith, which this reviewer can still hear in his head as he types this. The movie gets right down to business, with a good solid story that has no need for filler, and which moves right along to a nicely executed action climax. The movie's got something for a variety of tastes, and makes for mighty fine escapism, which manages to remain fun on repeat viewings.

Eight out of 10.

Reviewed by MartinHafer 8 / 10

Alistair MacLean apparently ALSO wrote western novels...I never knew this before seeing this film.

The plot to "Breakheart Pass" is really tough to believe. There are some twists and turns that just seem bizarre. But, despite this, it is a very entertaining film...and one that seems strange from author Alistair MacLean. MacLean was known for WWII and contemporary dramas....and "Breakheart Pass" is set in the old west...quite a departure from his other novels.

Most of the story is set aboard a train that is going through the Nevada mountains. Inside the train is the governor and a variety of military and civilians needed to take care of a Diphtheria outbreak at a far off army fort. A latecomer to this group is Mr. Deakin (Charles Bronson), a wanted man who was just apprehended by the Marshal and are on the way to this fort. But there is MUCH intrigue among this group and many people are not who they seem...and where all this goes is something I never could have predicted.

Like most of MacLean's stories, this one is action-packed. Dialog and characterizations just aren't as important here. The same could be said about his other stories, such as "The Guns of Navarone". And, as a mindless action film, the movie works very well...very enjoyable and among Bronson's better films.

By the way, if you do watch take note of the cook, as he's played by Archie Moore...a man who was the light heavyweight champion of the world for many years. In real life, I cannot imagine Bronson taking him on in a fight and winning...despite what you'll see in the film.

Reviewed by mark.waltz 5 / 10

I'm won over by any movie featuring travel by train!

From "The Lady Vanishes" to "Murder on the Orient Express", heck even "The Cassandra Crossing". There's something about hearing a train whistle, the sound of the wheels rolling over the track, smoke coming out, and the country side flying by. As long as the train isn't heading to a concentration camp, I am in heaven by the visuals of trains in the movies, even lavish toy train sets.

For this movie, it's basically just an o.k. action film, but for a Charles Bronson movie, it's an above action movie as he's out to find a killer and avoid becoming a victim, after being exposed as a fraud wanted for billing gamblers out of their money by using a crooked deck of cards. Along the way, he meets up with pretty Jill Ireland, a young woman involved with a crooked governor (Richard Crenna), and she agrees to help him when he reveals his real identity, and it's as much a surprise for the audience as it is for her. The conflict erupts between Bronson and marshal Ben Johnson who has some shady activities going on as well.

The scenery and action sequences are fantastic, with a runaway train sliding off the tracks over a huge cliff, and continuously sliding down the embankment as you hear the people inside screaming. A fight between Bronson and another man on top of the train as it passes over a very high snowy train trestle is quite intense. An OK script slugs along here and there, but there are moments of excitement that will have your eyes glued to the screen. I can see young boys fascinated with trains loving this, not for the story by Alistair MacLean, but for everything that happens when those wheels rolling along the tracks take over the screen.

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