The Passenger (1975)
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Movie Plot
David Locke is a television reporter on location in Africa. It's hot, humid, and everything seems to be dirty. Returning to his hotel after getting lost and bogged in the desert, he discovers that the man in the room next to his is dead. After deciding that his own life wasn't worth living anymore, he switches identities with the dead man, taking the man's passport (with his own photo swapped in), his luggage, and his appointment schedule. Leaving Africa, he heads off to keep the dead man's appointments, hoping that his new life will be more interesting than his old one was.
Director : Michelangelo Antonioni
Genre : Drama
Character : David Locke
Cast : Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry
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Filmography
- 2010 How Do You Know? (32)
- 2007 The Bucket List (10)
- 2006 The Departed (11)
- 2003 Something's Gotta Give (29)
- 2003 Anger Management (4)
- 2002 About Schmidt (7)
- 2001 The Pledge (4)
- 1997 As Good as It Gets (9)
- 1996 Blood and Wine (2)
- 1996 The Evening Star (1)
- 1996 Mars Attacks! (3)
- 1995 The Crossing Guard (3)
- 1994 Wolf (7)
- 1992 Man Trouble (0)
- 1992 A Few Good Men (5)
- 1992 Hoffa (1)
- 1990 The Two Jakes (1)
- 1989 Batman (25)
- 1987 Ironweed (6)
- 1987 Broadcast News (1)
- 1987 The Witches of Eastwick (11)
- 1986 The Elephant's Child (1)
- 1986 Heartburn (3)
- 1985 Prizzi's Honor (3)
- 1983 Terms of Endearment (3)
- 1982 The Border (5)
- 1981 Reds (1)
- 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice (5)
- 1980 The Shining (13)
- 1978 Goin' South (2)
- 1976 The Missouri Breaks (2)
- 1976 The Last Tycoon (0)
- 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (34)
- 1975 The Fortune (2)
- 1975 Tommy (2)
- 1975 The Passenger (4)
- 1974 Chinatown (5)
- 1973 The Last Detail (4)
- 1972 The King of Marvin Gardens (1)
- 1971 A Safe Place (0)
- 1971 Carnal Knowledge (3)
- 1971 Drive, He Said (3)
- 1970 Five Easy Pieces (2)
- 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (0)
- 1970 The Rebel Rousers (0)
- 1969 Easy Rider (5)
- 1968 Psych-Out (1)
- 1968 Head (0)
- 1967 The Shooting (1)
- 1967 The Trip (0)
- 1967 Hells Angels on Wheels (1)
- 1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (0)
- 1965 Ride in the Whirlwind (0)
- 1964 Flight to Fury (1)
- 1964 Ensign Pulver (0)
- 1964 Back Door to Hell (1)
- 1963 The Raven (0)
- 1963 The Terror (1)
- 1963 Thunder Island (4)
- 1962 The Broken Land (0)
- 1960 Too Soon to Love (0)
- 1960 The Little Shop of Horrors (3)
- 1960 The Wild Ride (1)
- 1960 Studs Lonigan (0)
- 1958 The Cry Baby Killer (0)
Comments
(2611 views / 4 replies)this film has really got me,i have watched it four times already,i keep picking up on different things.the direction,jacks charisma & ability,the beauty of maria schneider,the amazing scenery.i wasnt sure i would like the film at first,...i am surprised by how captivated i am by it.
This is my favourite movie. I have been contenplating about it since I was fourteen in 1977. The movie was shown in Soviet Union cinemas (and in the occupied Estonia) by some miracle (soviets trying to demonstrate to Italian communists how democratic the regime was, I suppose). Jack Nicholson is a very great actor and I love the story and I love Barcelona. The only sad thing is that there hasn't been among the great movies JN has played in the one that would be so impressive for me now, 30 years later. Something to tell as if the David Locke's story had ended up somehow in a different way?
Yeah me too, I bought this to add to my Jack collection (helped by the fact that on the latest DVD release he looks very nice on the cover!) but was a bit shocked at the ending. I suppose it depends on the viewer's perception but I'd rather it be clear-cut.
i just rented this movie yesterday because i am a big fan of jacks too and when i saw it i thought the movie was okay but i didn't really understand the the ending that well.