During World War II, French soldiers in a ship en route to Marseille rescue some fellow countrymen who are drifting in a lifeboat. It turns out that they are prisoners from Devil's Island, who have escaped specifically to aid their country during the war. But when the soldiers receive word that France has surrendered to the Nazis, they change course and head for England. However, there's a traitor on the boat, who leads a mutiny that endangers the lives of all onboard....
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New (Sep 06) edition includes a featurette,"The Free French: Forgotten Unsung Victors"; vintage newsreel; trailers of this and 1944's "Uncertain Glory;" the classic cartoon, "Waekly Reporter"; Oscar-winner short, "I Won't Play; and other secials
A slightly above average war thriller.
Michael Curtiz's follow-up to Casablanca.
just about perfect puts together many from casablanca as the studio tried 2 capitolize on its success
November 9, 2010Quite a good film. I didn't have any trouble following the flashback-in-a-flashback scheme. Humphrey Bogart was amazing as always. What can you say? Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre were good. Claude Rains was excellent. The script is excellent. Michael Curtiz did a good job with this film. Passage to Marseilles is a
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