Breakheart Pass
Back to browse
66% Critic Match

Breakheart Pass

Revenge Mystery Danger Ambush

6.6 / 10 1975 1h 35mNR English
ThrillerWesternMystery

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

John Deakin

Lead
Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Gov. Richard Fairchild

Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland

Marica Scoville

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Frank O'Brien

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Major Claremont

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Reverend Peabody

David Huddleston

David Huddleston

Dr. Molyneux

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Gries's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Breakheart Pass is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker