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Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage
★ 6.6/10•1940•2h 6m•NR•Adventure•History•War

Half Men—Half Demons … Warriors Such As The World Has Never Known … They Lived With Death and Danger For The Women Who Hungered For Their Love!

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.

King Vidor · Director

Talbot Jennings · Screenplay

Laurence Stallings · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 6m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 23, 1940

Actors

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Major Robert Rogers

Robert Young

Robert Young

Langdon Towne

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

'Hunk' Marriner

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Elizabeth Browne

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

'Cap' Huff

Louis Hector

Reverend Browne

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Humphrey Towne

Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare

Lord Amherst

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Sergeant McNott

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Jennie Coit

Douglas Walton

Douglas Walton

Lieutenant Avery

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Webster

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Uniformed Soldier / Officer

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Lieutenant Crofton

Hugh Sothern

Hugh Sothern

Jesse Beacham

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Wiseman Clagett

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