The Passage

1979 film by J. Lee Thompson
Movie film Q429423
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The Passage

Summary

The Passage is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Passage's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Passage was directed by J. Lee Thompson[4].
  • The Passage's composer is recorded as Michael J. Lewis[5].
  • The Passage's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Anthony Quinn[7].
  • A cast member of The Passage was James Mason[8].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Malcolm McDowell[9].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Patricia Neal[10].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Christopher Lee[11].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Kay Lenz[12].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Michael Lonsdale[13].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Marcel Bozzuffi[14].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Paul Clemens[15].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Peter Arne[16].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Rose Alba[17].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Jim Broadbent[18].
  • A cast member of The Passage was Frederick Jaeger[19].
  • The Passage was produced by Maurice Binder[20].
  • The Passage's depicts is recorded as Escape and evasion lines[21].
  • The Passage's depicts is recorded as Comet line[22].
  • The original language of The Passage was English[23].
  • The Passage's color is recorded as color[24].
  • The Passage's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • The Passage was released on January 1, 1979[26].
  • The Passage's distributed by is recorded as United Artists[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Passage was produced by Maurice Binder[20]. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson[4]. Cast members include Anthony Quinn[7], James Mason[8], Malcolm McDowell[9], Patricia Neal[10], Christopher Lee[11], and Kay Lenz[12].

Publication

The Passage was published on January 1, 1979[26]. The original language of it was English[23]. Its genre is drama film[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[28] and French Resistance[29].

Why It Matters

The Passage ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 79700
    Cast member → Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell +10
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 79700, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → Escape and evasion lines, Comet line
    Cast member → Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell +10
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P161]]: [[Q105627227]]"
  3. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Pyrenees
    Main subject → World War II, French Resistance
    Narrative location → France, Pyrenees, Spain +1
    Set in period → World War II, 1940s, 20th century
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q362]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787946682871"
  4. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 53010
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 53010, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 111691
    Producer → Maurice Binder
    Publication date → +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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