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The Passenger ()

Professione: reporter (original title)
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Unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.
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Locke
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Girl
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Rachel
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Knight
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Stephen
Ambroise Bia ...
Achebe
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Charles Mulvehill ...
Robertson (as Chuck Mulvehill)
Miquel Bordoy ...
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Hotel Keeper (uncredited)
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Witch doctor (uncredited)
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Police inspector (uncredited)
Jaime Doria ...
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Joan Gaspart ...
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Narciso Pula ...
Murderer's accomplice (uncredited)
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Enrico Sannia ...
Cameraman (uncredited)
Manfred Spies ...
German stranger (uncredited)
Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé ...
Murderer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michelangelo Antonioni

Written by

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Mark Peploe ... (original story)
 
Mark Peploe ... (screenplay) &
Enrico Sannia ... (screenplay) and
Michelangelo Antonioni ... (screenplay)
 
Miguel de Echarri ... () (uncredited)
 
Peter Wollen ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Carlo Ponti ... producer
Alessandro von Norman ... executive producer (as Alessandro Von Normann)

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Luciano Tovoli ... director of photography

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Michelangelo Antonioni
Franco Arcalli

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Franco Letti ... assistant editor

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Piero Poletto

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Osvaldo Desideri

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Louise Stjernsward ... (costumes) (as Louise Stjensward)

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Adalgisa Favella ... hairdresser
Franco Freda ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Leonhard Gmür ... assistant production manager: in Germany (as Leonard Gmur)
Lynn Kamern ... assistant production manager
Adriano Magistretti ... assistant production manager: in England
Valentín Panero ... assistant production manager: in Spain (as Valentin Panero)
Paolo Pettini ... assistant production manager
Edoardo Mulargia ... assistant production manager: in England (uncredited)
Ennio Onorati ... production manager (uncredited)

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Enrica Antonioni ... assistant director (as Enrica Fico)
Enrico Sannia ... assistant director
Claudio Taddei ... assistant director
Hercules Bellville ... assistant director: in England (uncredited)
Federico Canudas ... assistant director: in Spain (uncredited)
Ina Fritsche ... assistant director: in Germany (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Fausto Ancillai ... sound mixer
Cyril Collick ... sound recordist
Alessandro Peticca ... sound editor (as Sandro Peticca)
Franca Silvi ... sound editor
Fernando Caso ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Michael Ellis ... sound editor (uncredited)
Alvaro Gramigna ... foley artist (uncredited)
Primiano Muratori ... sound: Italian version (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Cesare Allione ... camera operator
Ettore Duranti ... grip
Franco Frazzi ... assistant camera
Roberto Lombardi ... assistant camera (as Roberto Lombardi Dallamano)
Michele Picciaredda ... assistant camera
Floriano Steiner ... still photographer
Dave Clarke ... gaffer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Leonhard Gmür ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ivan Vandor ... music adviser (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lisa Bellini ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Lynn Kamern ... production assistant (uncredited)
Adriano Magistretti ... production assistant (uncredited)
Edoardo Mulargia ... production assistant (uncredited)
Valentín Panero ... production assistant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

David Locke (Jack Nicholson) is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman (Maria Schneider), Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him. Written by FilmsNow

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Taglines I used to be somebody else...but I traded him in. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Profession: reporter (France)
  • El reportero (Spain)
  • The Passenger (World-wide, English title)
  • The Passenger (United States)
  • Professione: Reporter (India, English title)
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Runtime
  • 126 min
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross $833,557

Did You Know?

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Trivia When Michelangelo Antonioni received his honorary Oscar in 1995, the Academy asked Jack Nicholson to present it to him. See more »
Goofs There are a couple of inaccuracies in the displayed details of Locke's Air Afrique air ticket that was evidently issued in Douala, Cameroon in August 1974. The name of Fort-Lamy (Chad's neighboring capital city) became N'djamena in early 1973, and Paris is written in Italian ("Parigi") which would not have occurred in French-speaking Douala. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004). See more »
Crazy Credits Leo, the MGM lion, which normally precedes the opening credits of MGM movies, has been supplanted by "BEGINNING OUR NEXT 50 YEARS". Leo then returns in the center with "GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY" on either side of it. See more »
Quotes The Girl: Isn't it funny how things happen? All the shapes we make. Wouldn't it be terrible to be blind?
David Locke: I know a man who was blind. When he was nearly 40 years old, he had an operation and regained his sight.
The Girl: How was it like?
David Locke: At first he was elated... really high. Faces... colors... landscapes. But then everything began to change. The world was much poorer than he imagined. No one had ever told him how much dirt there was. How much ugliness. He noticed ugliness everywhere. When he was blind... he used to cross the street alone with a stick. After he regained his sight... he became afraid. He began to live in darkness. He never left his room. After three years he killed himself.
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