Synopsis
David Locke 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, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.
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Cast
- Jack NicholsonDavid Locke
- Maria SchneiderGirl
- Jenny RunacreRachel Locke
- Ian HendryMartin Knight
- Steven BerkoffStephen
- Ambroise MbiaAchebe
- José María CaffarelHotel Keeper (uncredited)
- James CampbellWitch Doctor (uncredited)
- Manfred SpiesGerman Stranger (uncredited)
- Jean-Baptiste TiéméléMurderer (uncredited)
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Reader
A masterpiece, one of Michelangelo Antonioni's finest works. (Review of Original Release) - 100
TV Guide Magazine
Visually stunning adventure. (Review of Original Release) - 100
Christian Science Monitor
The film's final seven-minute shot is one of the great denouements in film history. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
The Passenger isn't finally the masterpiece some have made it out to be, but it retains a singular intrigue: It's the first, and probably the last, thriller ever made about depression. - 90
The New York Times
No other performer (Jack Nicholson) in an Antonioni film, except Jeanne Moreau in "La Notte," has so gracefully submitted to Mr. Antonioni and survived intact. (Review of Original Release) - 90
Variety
Nicholson plays the character with personal flair, as penetrating as Antonioni's handling of the film. (Review of Original Release) - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Intended as a thriller of sorts, although Antonioni is, as always, too deeply involved in the angst of his characters to bother much with the story. (Review of Original Release) - 88
Rolling Stone
The script, co-written by Antonioni and Peter Wollen, focuses on a TV journalist (a superb Jack Nicholson).
