Breakheart Pass is a movie directed by Tom Gries in 1975 and based on the book of the same name by Alistair MacLean, first published in 1974. The movie features Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, Jill Ireland, Charles Durning, Ed Lauter, and others.
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Storyline
In the 1870s, residents of the garrison at the Fort Humboldt frontier outpost of the United States Army are reported to be suffering from a diphtheria epidemic. A special express train is heading up into the remote mountain ranges towards the fort filled with reinforcements and medical supplies.
Movie vs Book
Year
1975
Minutes
95
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1974
Pages
192
Book Rate
7.38
S: Goodreads
Book
Breakheart Pass
Author: Alistair MacLean
Country: UK
First published in: 1974
Length: 192 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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