The Passenger Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

A melancholy, depressed and jaded television reporter assumes the identity of a dead man while at a hotel in a north African country, not knowing that the man was a renowned arms smuggler. The newsman sees this switch as a last desperate chance to escape his old life and start anew. However, as he begins to take on the characteristics of his new persona and understand his shady involvements, the decision becomes a risky one, which leads to an inevitable showdown.

Drama

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  Jack Nicholson

  How Do You Know, The Departed

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  Maria Schneider

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  Jenny Runacre

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  Ian Hendry

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  Steven Berkoff

  Manhattan Night, The Tourist

Who is making The Passenger – Crew List

The film's writer Michelangelo Antonioni last penned Eros.

Director

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Screenwriters

Michelangelo Antonioni
Mark Peploe
Peter Wollen

Producer

Carlo Ponti

Production – What we know about the The Passenger

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Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2001

Completed

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